FC Porto and Sporting face off this Sunday, in a classic on the 31st round of the Betclic League, which will be decisive for the title. Check out Sérgio Conceição and Rúben Amorim’s options for the meeting.
Upon arriving at the stadium, André Villas-Boas was greeted with applause. The new president of FC Porto sat in the place he normally occupies as a fan.
Moments before the match, Público looked at the presidential stand and applauded Pinto da Costa.
FC PORTO ELEVEN: Diogo Costa; Martim Fernandes, Zé Pedro, Otávio and Wendell; Nico González, Alan Varela, Francisco Conceição, Pepê and Galeno; Evanilson.
Substitutes: Cláudio Ramos, Fábio Cardoso, Eustáquio, Marko Grujic, Taremi, Danny Namaso, Romário Baró, João Mendes and Gonçalo Borges.
SPORTING ELEVEN: Franco Israel; St. Juste, Coates, Diomande and Gonçalo Inácio; Geny, Hjulmand, Daniel Bragança and Trincão; Pote and Paulinho
Substitutes: Diogo Pinto, Morita, Gyökeres, Marcus Edwards, Fresneda, Ricardo Esgaio, Eduardo Quaresma and Koindredi.
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45′Opportunity missed by Nico González (Porto) with a header from the center of the area. Assisted by Alan Varela with a cross into the box after a free kick.
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45′Yellow card shown to St. Juste for pushing Galen.
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44′Francisco Conceição wastes what could have been the third of the dragons. Israel defends the first shot from the FC Porto winger who then hits the side netting on the rebound.
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44′Trincão’s shot to the left side of Diogo Costa’s goal, which he defended without any major difficulties.
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40′
It’s a goal! FC Porto scores through Pepê! It’s 2-0 for the dragons! Great play by Martim Fernandes on the right, passing by several Sporting players and serving Pepê who enters the area and authentically shoots Israel. A move that curiously began with a difficult ball out in the Dragons’ defense.
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39′Pote’s front shot to the side! The pass came from Trincão in the left half of Sporting’s attack.
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37′Corner, Porto. Granted by Ousmane Diomande.
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33′Great move from Evanilson! The striker received Galeno’s pass and broke through Sporting’s defense, shooting powerfully into the side nets of Israel’s goal.
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25′Play by Trincão on the right, with Paulinho deflecting to the first post and the ball stopping calmly in the hands of Diogo Costa.
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21′Game stopped to assist Evanilson at a time when the dragons protested a penalty in a move with Diomande in the area. Referee Nuno Almeida stressed twice with gestures that he had already been warned by VAR and that it was not a reason for a foul.
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18′Alan Varela’s pass tore through the entire Leonine defense and Pepê poorly controlled, but still managed to shoot into the side net.
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17′Geny Catamo shoots with his left foot from outside the box, after a pass from Morten Hjulmand.
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16′Corner by Pote and Paulinho header towards the 1st post, with the ball going slightly over the top.
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15′Corner, Sporting. Granted by Francisco Conceição.
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13′Corner, Sporting. Granted by Otávio.
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11′To the clouds! Opportunity missed by Francisco Conceição, who shoots with his left foot from the heart of the area very high. The pass was from Nico González.
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10′Offside, Porto. Otávio tried a deep pass that found Galeno in an irregular position.
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9′Sporting’s first dangerous approach to Diogo Costa’s goal. Pote shoots with his right foot from outside the area into the side nets, after a pass from Paulinho.
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7′
It’s a goal for FC Porto! Evanilson shoots with his right foot from the heart of the area to the bottom right side of the goal. Assistance from Pepê, after a move that started with a serious error by Israel, who literally passed the ball to Francisco Conceição.
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7′Shot saved near the bottom left side of the goal. Evanilson (Porto) right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nico González.
