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Porto is now second after Benfica's misstep

Vitor Bruno's team won 2:0 at home against Estrela Amadora

Dec 17, 2024 06:17 75

Porto is now second after Benfica's misstep  - 1

Porto took advantage of Benfica's misstep and displaced the "eagles" from second place in the Portuguese championship, sportal.bg reported.

Vitor Bruno's team won 2:0 at home against Estrela Amadora and collected 34 points, while Benfica has 32, but also a game less. At the top of the table is Sporting (Lisbon) with 36 points.

Nico Gonzalez opened the scoring in the 12th minute after a corner kick and a mistake in the visitors' defense. A quarter of an hour before the end, Danilo Veiga from Estrela Amadora received a red card and left his team with a reduced squad, and in added time, reserve Gonzalo Borges decided everything with a second goal for the "dragons".

Braga and Famalicao made a spectacular 3:3 in a match in which the guests were leading 2:0 and 3:1. Paulo Oliveira brought back the intrigue in the 77th minute, and in the last seconds of the match Ricardo Horta brought the point to Braga. In the standings, the team is fifth.

The match between Rio Ave and Vitoria (Guimaraes) also ended without a winner - 2:2.