Benfica held in the Clássico, can't stop Porto's celebrations | OneFootball

A draw in the last Clássico of the season. On the morning of this Sunday, May 24, Benfica’s U-17 team faced Porto, who were just one point away from being crowned national champions. In a match from the 15th round of the championship phase, the Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by the Dragons, allowing their rivals to end a 14-year title drought at U-17 level.

Gustavo Santos, Diogo Coelho, Benjamim Semedo, Tomás Ferreira (C), Leonardo Tavares, Miguel Galinho, Tomás Almeida, Paulo Souza, Afonso Ferreirinha, Tiago Rodrigues and Bernardo Nunes made up the Eagles’ starting lineup. Filippo Gaidão, Nazif Inoussa, Miguel Vieira, Guilherme Leal, Simão Constantino, Francisco Wang, Dylan Patel, Hugo Gomes and Rúben Correia were on the bench.

Playing in Seixal, the Eagles needed a win to delay their rivals’ celebrations, but things did not go as planned. In the opening minutes, Porto took the lead after Benfica lost the ball in a dangerous area (4'). Later on, Glorioso took control and managed to make it 1-1 after a finish from the edge of the box by Miguel Galinho (17').

Ten minutes later in the first half, Benfica confirmed their strong spell in the match by completing the comeback, with an individual move by Bernardo Nunes down the right ending in a finish from Afonso Ferreirinha (28'). However, the lead lasted only a few minutes, with the Dragons making it 2-2 before half-time (30').

In the second half, the match produced few major chances, with both rivals managing to nullify each other’s strengths. After the final whistle, Porto celebrated, winning the national U-17 championship. Benfica - who beat Sporting -, meanwhile, remain in second place with 27 points, with three matches still to play.

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