Porto beat Casa Pia 2-1 on Sunday and stopped the party of Benfica, who could have won the Portuguese champion title today had the ‘dragons’ lost.
An intense second half that felt like a final allowed Porto to stay alive in the fight for the champion’s cup and keep the pressure on the ‘eagles’.
With all eyes on the Estádio do Dragão, Porto felt the pressure surrounding this match, with some displays of disconnection that even led to the Casa Pia goal.
A few moments before the break, Evanilson puts the ball into his own goal and left the visiting team ahead to the delight of thousands of Benfica fans and the irritation of Porto fans, who whistled for their team back in the locker room.
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However, the blue and white team came back stronger and equalized in the 57th minute through their usual scorer, the Iranian. Mehdi Taremi.
Porto then went on the attack in search of a goal to keep their hopes alive, something that finally arrived in the 93rd minute, when the Englishman Danny Namaso he unleashed euphoria by scoring the second.
the last day
In this way, and with only two games left, Benfica leads the standings with 83 points, four more than Porto.
Famalicao are the next opponents for the ‘dragons’ on Saturday, while Benfica will have to travel to the home of their historic rivals, Sporting, on Sunday to play one of the most anticipated Lisbon derbies in recent years.
Source: La Verdad
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