Second and third in the Portuguese championship, Porto and Benfica face each other this Sunday evening in the great derby of Portuguese-speaking football. Match with enormous stakes for the two clubs who will try to reduce the gap in the ranking on Sporting Portugal, leader.
A great day for Portuguese football. At 9:45 p.m., the two enemy clubs of Benfica Lisbon and FC Porto face each other in a Clasico which will follow the visit of Sporting Lisbon to Braga, marking the farewell of coach Rúben Amorim who leaves for Manchester United. At the Estadio da Luz, the Eagles no longer have the right to make mistakes! Third in the championship, eight points behind Sporting with a game in hand, Bruno Lage’s players are obliged to win if they want to maintain their chance in the title race. At a press conference, the Encarnados coach confided that he was not stressed at the idea of falling behind his Lisbon neighbor: “I don’t think so, let’s just look at what will happen in the game. It has happened in the past that Sporting always plays before us and we are completely focused on the game. There are variables at play, which me and the team are in control, that’s what we’re going to do in this game, that’s the most important thing.”. For this shock, Bruno Lage will not be able to count on Leandro Barrios, Tiago Gouveia and Gianluca Prestianni while he has confirmed that Alexander Bah will make his return. Lisbon’s main offensive weapons, Pavlidis and Aktürkoglu will be present this evening on the pitch at the Estadio da Luz.
FC Porto, the opportunity to eliminate its neighbor in the title race
This evening, the FC Porto has the opportunity to put a competitor well behind in the title race. Dolphins, Vitor Bruno’s players are only three points behind leader Sporting Portugal. On the last day, Diogo Costa’s teammates crushed Estoril (4-0). Since August 31 and a 0-2 defeat at Sporting, the Dragons have not suffered defeat in the championship. This Sunday evening, the Portuguese coach has high ambitions and only envisages one outcome, victory: “The margin of error at FC Porto is always zero. Win or win, always. This season has different data from the last, but the championship has 34 days and now we move on to the 11th day. Last year , it is not in the big matches that the championship was decided, on the contrary FC Porto really wants to play from the sweat of a defeat and we have to recover from it. players, to make them feel good, but looking at the final product before the match gives bad results. We have to play to win. Then winning will have to be a consequence of what we do on the pitch.. Injured, Ivan Marcano, Wendell and Marko Grujic will be missing. Recruited this summer, Samu Omorodion is Porto’s man in form this season. With 7 goals in 7 Liga Portugal matches, the Spanish striker called up by Luis de la Fuente will be present for this poster, just like Galeno.
What time does Benfica – Porto start?
The clash of the 11th day of the Portuguese championship between Benfica Lisbon and FC Porto is scheduled to kick off Sunday November 10 at 9:45 p.m. at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon (Portugal). João Pinheiro will be the referee between the two major Portuguese clubs.
On which channel to watch Benfica – Porto?
Holder of TV rights for the Portuguese championship, BeIN Sports 2 will broadcast the meeting between the Eagles and the Dragons.
How to follow Benfica – Porto in streaming?
If you want to watch the Portuguese derby between Benfica and Porto on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to purchase a subscription on MyCanal or on the site BeIn Sports.
What are the probable lineups for Benfica – Porto?
Benfica: Trubin (G) – Kaboré (or Bah), T.Araujo, Otamendi, Carreras – Aursnes, Florentino, Kökçu – Di Maria, Pavlidis, Aktürkoglu.
Porto: D.Costa (G) – Fernandes, N.Perez, T.Djalo, Moura – A.Varela, N.Gonzalez – Galeno, Namaso, Pepe – Samu.
What are the predictions for Benfica – Porto?
- Betclic: Benfica: 2.02 / Draw: 3.32 / Porto: 3.40
- Bwin: Benfica: 1.88 / Draw: 3.00 / Porto: 2.95
- Online Sports Bets: Benfica: 2.05 / Draw: 3.35 / Porto: 3.30
- Unibet: Benfica: 2.03 / Draw: 3.45 / Porto: 3.35