José Coelho / Lusa
Porto returned to winning ways after a run of four games without winning. The Porto players unlocked the game in the opening minutes of the second half, with two goals, the first from Fábio Vieira after a mistake by Ruben Kluivert and the second on a counterattack well taken by Samu.
This after a first half in which the “dragons” were unable to hide their anxiety when aiming for the Casapian goal. A triumph that was a birthday present for coach Vítor Bruno.
First part with poor penetration capacity by the Porto team, despite superior ball possession (69%).
The “dragons” were unable to materialize this superiority and Porto’s anxiety, combined with the inspiration of Costa Rican Sequeira, (three defenders, 1.2 goals avoided) were keeping the Lisbon team’s goal at zerowith the most dangerous situation (0.25 xG) being carried out by Nehuén Pérez in the 31st minute, heading in after a corner kick.
To spaces the Casa Pia managed to cause danger in transitioneven though the first half ended with more actions in the opposite area (11) than Porto (8).
The second part brought a Casa Pia wanting to have more ballhowever, the “dragons” immediately took advantage of a wrong pass from Ruben Kluivert in one of these attempts to play, with Fábio Vieira collecting the ball and finishing himself the play after combining with Pepê and Samu.
Just four minutes later, new counterattack from FC Portowith Pepê leaving SI loved Sequeira’s faceto 2-0.
In the 61st minute, the returned Otávio could have even turned the game into a rout for Porto, but his attack ended up in the goal post two “geese”.
The Game in 5 Facts
1. Lots of ball, but no ideas
The first half is marked by Casa Pia with more actions in the opposite area (11) than Porto (eight), despite the dragons’ greater possession of the ball (69%). Proof of host difficulties in the initial stage.
2. Speed up without transporting
The Porto players made only three progressive passes, when their average per game was around 11 until this game, preferring the pass as a means of “increasing” meters on the field, ending the match with 42 progressive passes, twice as many as the Casapistas.
3. Win individual duels
The “dragons” showed early on that they intended to kick the results crisis into gear, knowing that to do so everyone would have to contribute individually for the benefit of the collective. With 60 duels won, the Porto players reached a new team record in the League.
4. “Geese” let in water
With two goals opening the second half after two successful transitions, the Porto players were galvanized to reverse roles with the Casapistas in terms of the number of actions in the opposing area, more than tripling the first half record and ending the game with 26 actions. .
5. Most blatant
To the great opportunity wasted by Nehuém Pérez in the first half, there were two more flagrant misses by Galeno and Vasco Sousa. It is worth mentioning that the “dragons” managed to create a total of four blatant occasions in the second half, out of a total of five.
Best of the Field
In the first half, the “blue-and-white” midfielder Fábio Vieira He showed what he came for, very much a kicker and trying to launch his teammates deep. He opened the game at the beginning of the second half, having been, alongside Nico González, the most kicker, with five shots. Of these, four were from outside the area, the second highest value in the League. The Porto midfielder was the MVP.
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