FC Porto President Pinto da Costa said this Friday that the blue and white team was “exasperated” with a 2-1 win at home against Benfica in the 27th round of the Portuguese 1st Football League.
“This is our party room, as we said. Unfortunately, it was just a game party. Benfica have had a great season, they have a great team and I wish them the best of luck in the Champions League.” manager, in the mixed zone of Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon.
Pinto da Costa also asked that Roger Schmidt’s men, who lead with seven points ahead of Porto’s players, could “avenge the defeat” that the Dragons suffered from Inter Milan in the round of 16 and which left the Milanese in the way the people of Lisbon are now in the “rooms”.
“Today, no one doubts that we deserved to win. (…) In every game you can lose points. My concern is Santa Clara. It depends not only on us,” he added.
When asked if he believed in the name, he only believed in “beating Santa Clara in the next game” because any team “could lose points in every game”.
Colombian Mateus Uribe in the 45th minute and Iranian Taremi in the 54th completed the turn of the country’s champions, adding a fifth game without defeat, after goalkeeper Diogo Costa’s own goal after Gonzalo’s goal. Ramos’ header, on 10, gave Benfica the lead.
Despite the defeat, second in Ligue I, Benfica, having won the last 10 games and not lost 12, is still in the lead with 71 points, seven more than Porto, with seven days left. season championship.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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