Benfica won today in the Portimonense fiefdom (1-3), with goals from Alexander Bah, Petar Musa and David Neres, and keeping the pulse on Porto ahead of the First League classic they face on Friday at the Da Luz Stadium.
On matchday 6, the ‘eagles’ are second with 15 points, one behind Porto, although they could still be overtaken by Boavista and Sporting, who have 13 and have yet to play a match this week.
The danish Bah He opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a shot from the edge of the area and the Croatian Muse He extended the lead in the 17th minute, with a ball that he only needed to push after his pass David Neres.
In the second half, Portimonense managed to close the gap after the ball was stolen in their field which ended in an explosion of Helio Varela to the left and aim.
Just five minutes later, in the 61st minute, the Algarve had a chance to equalize from eleven meters, but Trubin saved the penalty taken by Rildo.
Brazilian Neres wrapped up Benfiquista’s win shortly after a counterattack.
Tell Maria, come down
Angel Di Maria, This year he was one of the stars of the Lisbon team, he missed the game because of a concussion and didn’t even sit on the bench.
The defeat leaves Portimonense in danger, with five points in sixteenth position, which could lead to relegation.
Source: La Verdad
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