With a total of 15 triples on 32 attempts (46%), FC Porto beat Lusitania by 24 points (80-56) in a match that not only marked the start of the 8th round of the Betklitz League, but also had two teams face-to-face expectations. leading the championship, then with 12 points. Ultimately, it was a celebration that coach Moncho Lopez celebrated the 500th meeting (387th win) of his career in charge of the Blues, including the ProLeague seasons in 13 seasons.
Basis Francisco Amarante (18 points, 4 points, 4 points) and Paul Jorgensen (14) were the home shooters, showing 6/8 and 4/7 respectively over the 6.75 meter line. Jonathan Arledge (11 points, 6 points) was the only home player to have a 47-29 lead at halftime, surpassing ten points. And this despite the fact that the substitutes, including Amarante, scored 35 points.
In the Azores, dominated the fight of the tables (46-32), a reference to the post of Lulien Dikri (4 res), with 12 points in just 19 minutes on the field due to early, back in the 1st quarter, problems with fouls, and Jacques Conceisao (15 points, 3 extras, 3 extras).
The last time the islanders discussed the account balance at the beginning of the 2nd quarter, when they reduced the gap from 13 (27-14) to four (27-23). Then they suffered four triplets in a row (40-25), three of them from Amarante. In the last period, they were almost always at a disadvantage – 20.
