Dragan humiliates Benfica (5-0) Porto thrashed Benfica with five unanswered goals on Sunday night at the Dragao Stadium. It all started with a mistake by Jorge Jesus: even in his worst nightmares, the Reds coach did not imagine that the option of placing David Luiz in the left-back position would turn out to be so wrong.

Porto went into the break 3-0 up, with the three decisive games starting in the lineout of Benfica’s usual centre-back. Luisao was sent off in the 65th minute, putting the final nail in the red coffin and opening the door for two more goals for the home side, both scored by Hulk.

It took David Luiz just 12 minutes to make a mistake – and how! – in the first test. Hulk breaks his compatriot’s kidneys and as Roberto leaves, he crosses it late and low for Varela to finish easily.

Three minutes later, David Luiz also saw the ball crossed by Varela, and only Belluschi’s carelessness prevented the score from 2:0. It didn’t happen there, it happened in the 25th minute: the same Argentine midfielder turns David Luiz and finds Falcao alone in the penalty area. The Colombian backheeled the Dragons’ second goal.

Once again taking advantage of the “emptiness” on the right flank of the attack, in the 28th minute Belluschi looked isolated, but with incredible calm decided to serve Falcao, who initially did not give Roberto any chance.

A dream first half for Porto, thanks primarily to Benfica’s lack of a left-back.

The second half began with the return of David Luiz to the center of defense and also with a sad episode. Roberto has a chicken thrown at him and is then hit by an object thrown by the Super Dragons.

In the 60th minute, Benfica’s best opportunity comes from a corner: Luisao softens the ball for David Luiz to shoot. Helton defends excellently. Five minutes later, the same Luisao is sent off after allegedly elbowing Guarin in what would have been the Reds’ swan song.

With 13 minutes left, one of the main characters in the Benfica tragedy returns to the spotlight: Coentrão misses the shot and is overtaken by the Hulk. In desperation, the defender takes a penalty, which Incredible himself turns into a goal.

The Dragau stadium, delirious, still asked for another one, and Hulk agreed to the public request. From outside the penalty area in the 89th minute, he fired past Roberto with his powerful left foot. The results were complete.

Pedro Proença blew the final whistle, Dragao celebrated and Porto are now ten points behind Benfica.