The two main clubs in Portugal did not give a chance to chance this Saturday and achieved peaceful victories in the ninth round of the Portuguese championship. At home, the Benfica leader was unaware of Rio Ave and won 4-2. Vice Porto away beat Portimonense 2-0.
At the Da Luz stadium in Lisbon, Benfica scared Fabio Ronaldo in the sixth minute from the very beginning. But don’t despair, as the hosts have already won a comeback before the age of 20 with striker Goncalo Ramos and the help of defender Jonathan who scored the goal. Even before the break, Ramos scored his second goal of the game. In the second half Croatian Petar Musa made the score 4:1, and Guga lost to the guests.
The only unbeaten in the championship, Benfica scored 25 points – eight wins and one draw. He is three more than Porto, who bounced back from a surprise loss to Rio Ave on the previous matchday and beat Portimonense 2-0 in Portimão.
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Porto’s victory began with a goal from midfielder Otavio 22 minutes into the first half, after a chest and belly strike with Brazilian striker Pepe in the penalty area. In the second stage, at 10, former player Grêmio scored the second goal in a beautiful cavadinha from the entrance to a small area.
In another match this Saturday, Sporting Lisbon, another strength of the country, continues to recover from a poor start to the season, beating Santa Clara 2-1 away. Morita and Nuno Santos scored the goals for the Portuguese capital. who is now in fifth place with 16 points.
