Samu strikes twice as Porto beat AFS 2-0 in the Primeira Liga | OneFootball

Porto earned their 15th win in the Primeira Liga after a predictably one-sided contest against relegation bound AFS. The only surprise in the top vs bottom clash was the long wait for the Dragons to take the lead.

It didn't take long for the pattern to become established at Estádio do Dragão, the hosts going close when Victor Froholdt headed Pepê’s cross at Simão who prevented the ball crossing the line.

Jakub Kiwior headed Rodrigo Mora's free kick over the bar before the break but the Dragons went in front less than two minutes after the restart. Samu got past veteran defender Aderllan Santos with ease and produced a composed finish.

AFS were lacking quality up front which was no surprise to anyone and the cellar dwellers were unable to stop the onslaught.

Simão produced a fingertip save to prevent Pepê finishing off a great move instigated by Mora, the teenager soon replaced by Gabri Veiga with William Gomes making way for Ángel Alarcón.

Veiga won a penalty almost immediately after being introduced, getting to the ball before Carlos Ponck who had been an accident waiting to happen.

Referee Bruno Pires Costa initially awarded a foul for the visitors but was summoned to the touchline monitor by the VAR, watching replays and awarding a penalty that Samu dispatched with minimal fuss.

Alarcón went close but it was job done for Francesco Farioli’s side who cruised to the finish line to maintain their five point lead at the top of the table. Porto made it 15 wins in 16 matches in the Portuguese top flight, the second time the Dragons have achieved that feat since the 1939/40 season.

Porto 2-0 AFS highlights