Arouca – Porto clash brings good news for José Mourinho’s Benfica | OneFootball

The Arouca - Porto match, a game where the dragons were favored by the referees, brought good news for Benfica. Despite the victory of the blues and whites, Martim Fernandes was sent off for accumulation of yellow cards and is out of the classic against the eagles next Sunday, from Liga Portugal Betclic.

Just six minutes in, Martim Fernandes made a studded tackle on David Simão, a player trained at Benfica. At that moment, Fábio Veríssimo chose to show only the yellow card. At the start of the second half, the Porto full-back made another quite hard foul and was indeed sent off.

Another aspect highlighted in the Arouca - Porto was Samu's departure. The blues and whites' forward had some knee complaints, but, according to Francesco Farioli's statements at the end of the match, he will be available for the clash against Benfica, at the Dragon Stadium.

“He's fine, it was just a minor inflammation and we decided to take him out as a precaution. He seems to be fine for the next match”, said Francesco Farioli, at the end of the Arouca - Porto, when asked about the physical condition of Samu after being substituted at half-time.

Porto's next match is against Benfica. The classic between dragons and the reds is scheduled for next Sunday, October 5, at 9:15 pm, at the Dragon Stadium. The game is part of the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and is of particular importance to both teams.

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