Sporting held by Benfica, risk slipping further behind Porto (Watch the goals) | OneFootball

Sporting drew against Benfica (1-1) this Friday, December 5th, in a match counting for the 13th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The Alvalade club thus drops more points in the National Championship and could see Porto pull away at the top of the table. See HERE how the match unfolded.

In a duel played at Estádio da Luz, the Lions started better in the opening phase and even took the lead in the 12th minute. Enzo Barrenechea lost his balance at the edge of the box, Morten Hjulmand took advantage of the mistake and assisted Pedro Gonçalves, who made no mistake in front of Anatoliy Trubin. In the 29th minute, in the Eagles' first truly structured play, Richard Ríos sent Amar Dedic deep, and he crossed low to the far post for Georgiy Sudakov. After a challenge with Geny Catamo, the Ukrainian came out on top and slotted home for 1-1.

In the second half, both teams took few risks. Despite a slight ascendancy from the home side, goal opportunities were scarce. In fact, the Alvalade club did not have a single chance to threaten the Ukrainian goalkeeper. Also noteworthy was the straight red card shown to Gianluca Prestianni in the 90th minute for a brutal foul on Geny Catamo.

With this draw – the third in 22 matches this season – Rui Borges's men now have 32 points and remain in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (34) are in first place but have played one game less. Benfica are third with 29.

The green and white badge will be back on the pitch next Tuesday, December 9th, against Bayern Munich. The match, counting for the sixth round of the Champions League, against the team led by Vincent Kompany, will be played at 17:45 at the Allianz Arena.

Pote's goal (1-1):

Sudakov's goal (1-1):

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