‘Taremilson’ duo joins FC Porto’s most influential recent pairings | OneFootball

The partnership between Mehdi Taremi and Evanilson has already left its mark on FC Porto’s attack, and both the goals and assist numbers underline that impact in the club’s recent history.

Although there are no fully consolidated records to allow a completely rigorous comparison with some strike partnerships from other eras, particularly from the time of Domingos Paciência and Emil Kostadinov, the available data places Taremi and Evanilson firmly in the spotlight. In this statistical snapshot, Evanilson has 17 assists, while Taremi has reached 47.

Between 1990/91 and 1993/94, Domingos Paciência and Emil Kostadinov scored a combined 122 goals for FC Porto, with the Portuguese forward registering 61 in 155 games and the Bulgarian matching that tally with another 61 in 168 matches.

Three decades later, between 2020/21 and 2023/24, Evanilson and Mehdi Taremi surpassed that mark, reaching 151 combined goals. The Brazilian scored 60 in 154 games, while the Iranian was the more prolific of the two, with 91 goals in 182 appearances.

The numbers help explain the influence of Porto’s strike duo in recent years, not only because of their finishing ability, but also because of the way both contributed to the team’s attacking build-up. In Taremi’s case, his assist record confirms the profile of a particularly link-up-oriented forward, capable of connecting play and regularly creating chances for his teammates in a way that is unusual for a centre-forward.

Evanilson, meanwhile, added mobility, intelligent movement into space and a strong understanding with his strike partner, forming a combination that proved decisive on several occasions. In 2021/22, for example, the two stood out as one of the most productive pairings in Portuguese football, both in goals and assists.

Even with the necessary caution when comparing generations, the attacking output of “Taremilson” is gaining increasing weight in FC Porto’s historical context. The consistency of the two forwards places the pair among the most influential in the club’s recent blue-and-white era.

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