Triumph feeds the title dream

The lion’s merry-go-round of change was meant to make both sides dizzy. The start was nervous, with ephemeral possession and frequent mistakes. Porto complained about a serious foul on Pepe (17 minutes), Sporting complained about the failure of Edwards (20 minutes).

He was imitated by Galeno and Trincao on a dull night. And the result of Trincao’s delirium soon ended: Ruben went to the bench and put the “unpunished” Paulinho. It turns and turns and turns again. But the dance dragged on. Paulinho listened to instructions and Taremi hit the crossbar. In reloading, Marcano missed the right goal. Shortly thereafter, the centre-back would correct the error by exposing his body to the ball to pry the bread out of Chermity’s mouth.

The electric first half ends with another chance for each side – Edwards’ free-kick, Diogo Costa’s beautiful save (what a play!) and Taremi’s header goes wide. Goals, so far, nothing.

The break brought, of course, another substitution for Amorim. And right after that, Esgayo came in (he will leave in 15 minutes…). Porto has not changed and made a profit. Uribe with an unsuccessful contribution by Ugarte was isolated for the first goal. Well, to win, Sergio moved there and tried to tie the lion to the end.

But Chermiti did not give up. Diogo conceded a goal in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, the young man scored, but out of the game. Pepe was at stake, immediately after that made it 0-2 with a hat-trick over Adana. Chermity reduced it at the last minute, but in the lion’s swan song, Adan helped the dragon and led it. Porto looks up, Sporting on the mat.

POSITIVELY
IT WAS IN FAITH, ACCORDING TO MATHEUS
The 0-1 move defines this Porto in many ways. In the absence of inspiration, perspiration occurs. Matheus Uribe won the rebound and scored. The faith of San Matheus was again joined by San Diogo in goal.

NEGATIVE
TURNS THAT TURN AND FALL AGAIN
If there are those who accuse Ruben of not having a plan B, the Sporting manager this Sunday moved on to plans B, C, D and E. He changed eleven, changed in the first half, at half-time and in the second. There were more changes…

ARBITRATION
PAIR OF SPORTS
Goncalo Inacio fouled Pepe, risking a red card. Soares Dias let it follow. Yellow card for Pepe trampling Chermiti. Edwards gets a yellow card when he tramples on Zaida.

Porto is a black beast for Ruben Amorim
Rubén Amorim clearly lacks the balance against Porto as Sporting manager. In 11 classic games (league and cups), he has only won one, more than two years ago (January 2021). In the last eight fights, the lions have managed a maximum of three draws, but in the last five fights they have always lost. This season, including the game against Benfica, Sporting have four classic matches without a win: three defeats against Porto and a draw with the Reds.

physical control
Morita missed Sunday’s game due to physical handling. Before the classic, the Japanese midfielder appeared in 23 of the 32 games played by Sporting.

The lion is the preferred prey
Matheus Uribe spent 20 rounds of the championship for Porto, in which he scored only two goals, both against Sporting. First in Dragao, on August 20, in a 3-0 win, and this Sunday in Alvalada. Sporting is the team against which Uribe scored the most goals (three) in three and a half seasons in the service of the dragons.