Porto fans on Luz draw: “Still on track for the title” | OneFootball

The Luz derby between Benfica and FC Porto ended in a draw (2-2). The newspaper Record spoke to well-known Porto fans about the match.

Álvaro Magalhães, writer: “Finally, a good match between big teams, without too many quarrels; there was real football and FC Porto played very well. It was a demonstration that the Ajax ghost is nothing more than that, because you need imagination to see any breakdowns in the team. That’s what they showed at Luz and they could have won this game. It was a great match, which they didn’t win, but they continue to be Benfica’s bogeyman. Even with this draw, the team is still on track for the title, because they have rediscovered the team we saw at the start of the championship. The team was powerful, dominant, confident, and solid, just as we saw in the first half of the season, and the FC Porto from the first half is definitely champion material.

Aurora Cunha, former athlete: “FC Porto dominated the first half, scored early, which gave them some stability. It was already known that it would be a tense game, because playing against Benfica, at their home, is not easy. I think FC Porto managed to balance the game, but the last 20 minutes were terrible. Congratulations to FC Porto, who managed to withstand a very tough match, and the draw ends up reflecting what happened in the second half.”

Fernando Póvoas, doctor: “It was 70 minutes of dominance and control of the game by FC Porto, in a beautiful match. Then, at the 70th minute, the referee and the linesman allowed a few meters ahead, which caught FC Porto a bit off guard and Benfica made it 2-1. After that, it was a back-and-forth game, Benfica were lucky to equalize at the end, somewhat unfairly, because FC Porto was always the better team, except for the last few minutes when Benfica was chasing the result. Benfica was luckier with their substitutions, because FC Porto’s didn’t contribute as much to the game.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.