Samu sets unwanted record with nine poor touches in defeat to Casa Pia | OneFootball

FC Porto's unbeaten run in the Liga Betclic came to an end on Monday night. The 2-1 defeat away to Casa Pia, in the closing match of the 20th round, put an end to the long streak without losing and changed the outlook for the upcoming classic against Sporting. The team managed by Francesco Farioli struggled to showcase the collective qualities that had been marking their season, and there were also some discouraging individual numbers. According to GoalPoint, Samu set a new record for bad ball controls in the league at Rio Maior.

The Spanish striker for the Dragons totaled nine bad controls in the match against Casa Pia, setting a negative record—he previously held the third-worst mark (7), shared with eight other players. In the 20 rounds played, considering the top-4 teams, Samu stands out as the striker with the highest percentage of bad ball controls, at 12.6%. He is followed by Sporting's Luís Suárez (6.7%), Braga's Pau Victor (6.1%), and Benfica's Pavlidis (4.7%).

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