Goals from Iranian Mehdi Taremi and Spanish Toni Martínez gave Porto victory today against Paços de Ferreira (0-2), a result that increases the pressure on leaders Benfica, who play this Sunday .
After this success, Porto is just one point behind Benficawhich tomorrow will host Estoril Praia in a Lisbon derby in which it will not fail six days before the end of the Portuguese championship.
But Paços de Ferreira, penultimate in the Primeira Liga, were a more difficult opponent than their low position in the table might suggest and caused many complications for Porto’s attack, especially in the first half of the match.
The Paços, with ten
However, the locals suffered a setback before the break in ousting the Scotsman Jordan Holsgrove, ex of Celta de Vigo, who saw two yellow cards in 60 seconds.
Even against ten, Porto struggled to get close to the opponent’s area and did not get a goal until the 66th minute, when Taremi converted a penalty.
Eustaquio, in honor of his mother
While celebrating, the Iranian striker crossed almost the entire field to congratulate to his teammate Stephen Eustáquio, whose mother died while playing the day before.
He entered at the end of the second partEustáquio does not have his name on the back of his shirt, but his mother’s name, Esmeralda.
Toni Martinez sentence
The ‘dragons’ extended their advantage in the 83rd minute, when Pepê, with a rare pass, separated Namaso, who gave the ball to Murcia Tony Martinezthat he just needs to be pushed.
The three points also allowed Porto to regain second place, which it lost on Friday after Braga’s victory over Casa Pia (0-1).
Source: La Verdad
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