This Saturday, Porto will host Rio Ave in the third round of the Betclic League, and it is Vitor Bruno’s eleven players in the match that will kick off at 18:00 at the Estadio do Dragao.
The Dragons coach has helped bring back Pepe, who will make his debut in the starting line-up this season.
FC PORTO ELEVEN: Diogo Costa; Martim Fernandez, Otavio, Ze Pedro and Galeno; Alan Varela, Vasco Souza, Nico Gonzalez; Ivan Jaime, Pepe and Namaso.
Substitutes: Claudio Ramos, Estaquio, Marko Grujic, Wendell, Andre Franco, Fran Navarro, Joao Mario, Goncalo Borges and Gabi.
ELEVEN TO RIO AVE: Jonathan; Patrick William, Santos, Renato Pantalon; Joao Tome, Amin, Joao Novais and Vrusaj; Kiko, Morais and Clayton.
Substitutes: Mishta, Panso, Rehmi, Vitor Gomes, Zoabi, Aguilera, Joao Graça, Fabio Ronaldo and Olinho.
Follow Here the game is alive.
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Live game
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69′Shot deflected into the centre of the goal. Danny Namaso (Porto) shot left-footed from outside the box. Assisted by Nico Gonzalez.
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69′Pepe
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67′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Jonathan Panzo.
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62′Missed chance Pepe (Porto) shot left footed from a difficult angle from the left. Assisted by Galen.
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61′Otavio (Porto) misses a chance with a header from the centre of the area. Assistance from Martim Fernandes with a cross into the area from a corner.
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60 minutesCorner, Porto. Courtesy of Fabio Ronaldo.
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58′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Clayton.
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58′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Jonathan.
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55 minutesVasco Sousa again! The Porto youngster once again took advantage of a corner and fired a low, powerful shot towards the opponent’s goal. This time, it hits the side netting.
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55 minutesCorner, Porto. Courtesy of Renato Pantalon.
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54′A very powerful strike from Vasco Sousa! The young Porto midfielder tries his best, but fails to score against Jonathan.
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52′Offside, Porto. Danny Namaso tried a through ball but found Ivan Jaime offside.
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46′Offside, Rio Ave. Renato Pantalon played a through ball but Clayton was offside.
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Beginning of part 2
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45 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Aderlan Santos (Rio Ave).
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45 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Diogo Costa (Porto).
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44′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Nico Gonzalez (Porto).
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45 minutesThe match was interrupted due to (Porto).
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43′And he’s out! Patrick William is sent off for Iancu Vasilica for arriving late to challenge Nico Gonzalez. The defender steps on the Porto midfielder and receives a second yellow card.
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41′Corner, Rio Avenue. Goal scored by Martim Fernandes.
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37′Thiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais
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37′João Tomé Estevez Batista
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37′Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Tome Tavares Bondoso
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36 minutesCorner, Rio Avenue. Vasco Souza scores.
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34′Opportunity missed by Danny Namaso (Porto) with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ze Pedro.
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34′Shot blocked into the centre of the goal. Header Pepe (Porto) from the centre of the field is kept in the centre of the field. Assistance from Martim Fernandes with a cross into the penalty area.
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30 minutesGoal! 2-0 for Porto! Galeno recovers and makes a diagonal run, helping Ivan Jaime set up Nico Gonzalez. A Spanish connection that ends with the midfielder’s shot past Jonathan, who seems quite annoyed by the passivity of his teammates! Porto have the advantage in the result, which is visible in the exhibition aspect.
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29 minutesIvan Jaime shoots the ball, but it goes past Jonathan’s goal. Rio Ave have very little possession in the match, Porto controlled the game.
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27 minutesOffside, Porto. Alan Varela played a through ball but Pepe was in the wrong position.
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25 minutesVasco Souza! And again in the center of the area! Porto again gets a lot of space between the lines of Rio Ave and places several players in this area. The shot is taken by the young Porto midfielder, but Jonathan intercepts the ball.
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24 minutesGood shot by Ivan Jaime, but Jonathan was there! The free kick was well taken, but the attention of goalkeeper Vilacondense turned the ball away.
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22′Yellow card shown to Patrick Willian of Rio Ave!
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18 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Jonathan (Rio Ave).
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12 minutesCorner, Rio Ave. Ze Pedro scores.
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11 minutesShot deflected into the centre of the goal. Ivan Jaime (Porto) takes a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Assisted by Danny Namaso.
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8′Offside, Rio Ave. Aderlan Santos attempted a through ball which put Clayton offside.
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7′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Jonathan.
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7′Shot saved in the top right corner. Danny Namaso (Porto) shot with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area. Assisted by Pepe.
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Goal! Wow! Galen is incredible! The fans are still sitting in their seats outside the stadium, and Porto have already scored! Ivan Jaime makes a controlled cross, and Galeno at the far post of Jonathan’s goal arcs into the goal. 1:0 to Porto after 18 seconds of play!
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