SL Benfica and FC Porto play O Clássico this Friday, the 251st in their history. The game reached a fever pitch, with both teams separated by three points and the ‘dragons’ looking to catch up with the Lisbon team at the top.
Benfica did not know defeat at the beginning of the season. Add 15 wins and 3 draws in 18 games played. It was his best start since the 2011/12 season.
Alejandro Grimaldo, winger of Os Encarnados, could make history in the match. The Valencian winger is now one of the ten players with the most appearances in Benfica’s history and, if he plays, he will overtake Eduardo Salvio who has 268 appearances for eighth on the list.
Grimaldo, who arrived at the club in 2016, could also be one of the five foreign players with the most games. This course can also surpass two other historical players such as the Brazilian Jardel (285) or the Paraguayan Óscar Cardozo (289).
A fixed for coach Roger Schmidt
FC Barcelona and Valencia CF youth squads are enjoying a sweet sporting moment. He has started 16 of the 17 games he has played this season and is the third player on the squad with the most minutes.
He also contributed a goal and 3 assists this season. You can make history in this section. Only 3 assists separate him from Eduardo Salvio, the club’s third-highest assists in history. Grimaldo is listed.
Source: La Verdad
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