Vieira says Benfica were made mincemeat of by Porto | OneFootball

Clément Lenglet was a major loss for his team after being sent off in the Clássico against Porto. The centre-back was given his marching orders in the first half and affected the Eagles' strategy for the rest of the match, something that was well exploited, according to Nuno Vieira.

"As Benfica's coach said, it was a matter of maturity, or a lack of it, with Porto taking advantage of a kind of extra strength that emerged over the course of last season and seems to have carried over into the current campaign. And, as is only natural in clássicos, there was no shortage of a touch of controversy", he wrote in the newspaper 'O Jogo'.

Next, the newspaper's director took the opportunity to draw a comparison with last season. "Refereeing is an unavoidable topic in discussions about Portuguese football, and over the course of the week there will be many comments to make, but the objective analysis after the first seven rounds is simple: Porto goes into the league break looking down from first place and smiling at their rivals' slip-ups. Where have we seen this movie before", he concluded.

The French international received his first yellow card in the 25th minute following a foul on Victor Froholdt near Benfica's penalty area.

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