Moffi stakes his claim in FC Porto attack, threatens Deniz Gul’s spot | OneFootball

FC Porto are going through a crisis in the attacking department that has dragged on since Samu Aghehowa’s injury in the Clássico against Sporting on 9 February, as the other options have failed to deliver in front of goal.

However, and although Deniz Gul does not seem to have what it takes to be a starter in a team like Francesco Farioli’s FC Porto, there is one name beginning to gain momentum in the race for the striker position in the squad.

It is Terem Moffi, the forward who ‘fell from the sky’ for the Dragão, arriving on loan from Nice at just the right time to replace a Spanish goalscorer who will be out until the end of the season.

Samu was FC Porto’s mainstay and, nearly two months after the injury, he is still the blue-and-whites’ top scorer with 20 goals, even though he has played eight fewer matches than the other undisputed starters in the squad.

But after a more unstable spell, in which Porto’s wingers and midfielders seemed to take center stage among the solutions in front of the opposition goal, Terem Moffi appears to have completed his adaptation process at the Dragão and is beginning to show what Francesco Farioli wanted when he signed him in the last January transfer window.

The Turkish forward initially looked like a luxury option who earned FC Porto many wins and points at the start of the season, but since being promoted to the starting line-up after Samu’s injury, he has yet to score and has already made six starts.

It has now been two months since Deniz Gul’s last goal, and he is going through a prolonged ‘dry spell’ that could prove costly in the final stretch of the season, at a time when FC Porto are involved in three competitions.

The picture is very different when we look at Terem Moffi’s numbers: he has scored two goals in the last month, both decisive in two important wins in the competitions the Dragons are still fighting in, as the three points earned against Arouca were important for their current lead at the top of the Primeira Liga, while his clinical finish against Stuttgart sealed a crucial victory in the Europa League round of 16.

The hope now is that, with the Nigerian striker already fully integrated, he can become even more decisive for Francesco Farioli’s side, helping FC Porto fight for titles on several fronts.

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