FC Porto squander two-goal lead at the Luz for first time in over 50 years | OneFootball

The derby of the 25th round between Benfica and FC Porto ended in a 2-2 draw, in a match marked by the comeback of the home team. The Dragons enjoyed a two-goal lead but failed to secure the three points against the home team's reaction in the second half, which leveled the score.

One has to go back more than half a century to find the last time FC Porto squandered a two-goal lead at Luz. This episode occurred in the 1972/73 season when the blue and whites were leading 2-0 and ended up losing 3-2 to Benfica.

According to Playmaker data, this historic result is quite rare, having occurred only two more times: a 2-2 draw in 1943/44 and a 3-2 victory for Benfica in 1953/54. Sunday's draw thus closes a long cycle of Porto's effectiveness on Lisbon soil when they held a comfortable lead on the scoreboard.

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