FC Porto beat Estrela da Amadora 3-1, make it six wins on the bounce | OneFootball

On Monday night, FC Porto secured their sixth consecutive victory in the Primeira Liga by hosting and defeating Estrela da Amadora 3-1, in the match that closed out the 14th round of the championship. The team’s leadership remained unchanged.

After a goal from Samu in the first half – a play that culminated in a penalty awarded by Bernardo Schappo on Alberto Costa and converted by Miguel Fonseca – Estrela responded through Abraham Marcus. However, the team led by Francesco Farioli ended up securing all three points with a precise shot from Francisco Moura and an own goal from Lopes Cabral.

With this win, FC Porto restores the gap to rivals Sporting and Benfica, responding to the big wins those teams recorded in previous days. The next fixture will be against Famalicão, for the Portuguese Cup.

Compared to the lineup announced for the Europa League match against Malmö on Thursday, the Italian coach made two changes to the starting eleven: Pablo Rosario and Martim Fernandes were replaced by Alan Varela and Alberto Costa. Rodrigo Mora, who had left the European clash with complaints, remained in the starting lineup at Estádio do Dragão.

The first half was total domination by Porto, who only failed to increase their lead before halftime, mainly because Estrela adopted a very cautious approach, limiting goal-scoring opportunities. Just eight minutes in, Samu scored but the goal was disallowed for offside; in the 15th minute, this time from the penalty spot, he opened the scoring, registering his third consecutive game with a goal. Just before halftime, Borja Sainz had a clear chance (45+3′) but missed in an inexplicable way.

The second half brought two pieces of bad news for Farioli: a yellow card for Jan Bednarek, which suspends him for the next Primeira Liga match in Alverca, and Estrela’s goal. After Alan Varela lost the ball, Lopes Cabral crossed for Abraham Marcus to head home (60′), who did not celebrate as it was against his former team.

FC Porto’s reaction was quick and decisive. In the 63rd minute, after some confusion in Estrela’s area and several blocked shots, Francisco Moura placed his shot well to make it 2-1. Relief came in the 73rd minute when a cross from Rodrigo Mora to Alberto Costa was cut out by Estrela’s defense but deflected off Sidny Lopes Cabral, resulting in an own goal.

In the final minutes, FC Porto still had the chance to increase their lead: Gabri Veiga came close to scoring from a direct free kick in the 87th minute, but the ball went over the bar.

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