PORTO. Porto overcomes Casa Pia 3-1. Porto was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Evanilson (12′), Zé Pedro (49′) and Pepe (81′). Casa Pia reduced the distance with a penalty (89′) by Fernando Andrade, but there was not much to do for them. Porto was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was João António Ferreira Gonçalves assisted by João Alexandre Bessa Silva and Ângelo Carneiro. The 4th official was Márcio André Dias Torres. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Timeline

Evanilson(goal)Stephen Eustáquio
12'
Evanilson- Yellow
36'
Alan Varela- Yellow
39'
Zé Pedro(goal)João Mendes
49'
Galeno- sub ->Iván Jaime
58'
Marko Grujic- sub ->Alan Varela
58'
61'
61'
Pablo Roberto- sub ->Samuel Justo
70'
Fernando Andrade- sub ->Tiago Dias
70'
Felippe Cardoso- sub ->Clayton
Gonçalo Borges- sub ->Evanilson
75'
André Franco- sub ->Pepê
75'
Pepe(goal)Stephen Eustáquio
81'
82'
Neto- sub ->Benedito Mukendi
Fábio Cardoso- sub ->Pepe
84'
J. Sánchez- Yellow
88'
89'
Fernando Andrade(penalty)
87'
90'
Pablo Roberto- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this match, Porto has 31 points like Sporting CP to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Casa Pia will stays with 13 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will play away against Sporting CP on the 17th of December with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Porto (18 draws).

Casa Pia will play away against Chaves on the 17th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Chaves (0 draws).

Porto – Formation

Porto
G
Diogo Costa 99.Portugal
7.3
D
J. Sánchez 15.Mexico
6.6
88'
D
Zé Pedro 97.Portugal
7.5
49'
D
Pepe 3.Portugal
8.4
84' 81'
D
David Carmo 4.Portugal
D
João Mário 23.Portugal
D
João Mendes 55.Portugal
7.3
M
Iván Jaime 17.Spain
7.1
58'
M
Stephen Eustaquio 6.Canada
9.1
M
Pepê 11.Brazil
7.3
75'
M
Alan Varela 22.Argentina
7.1
58' 39'
F
Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran
7.1
F
Evanilson 30.Brazil
7.5
75' 36' 12'
Substitutes
G
Cláudio Ramos 14.Portugal
D
Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal
6.3
84'
D
Zaidu 12.Nigeria
M
Marko Grujic 8.Serbia
7.0
58'
M
André Franco 20.Portugal
6.8
75'
F
D. Namaso 19.England
F
Fran Navarro 21.Spain
F
Gonçalo Borges 70.Portugal
7.0
75'
F
Galeno 13.Brazil
6.4
58'

Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: David Carmo, João Mário, Diogo Costa (7.3), Jorge Sánchez (6.6), Pepe (8.4), Zé Pedro (7.5), João Mendes (7.3), Pepê (7.3), Alan Varela (7.1), Stephen Eustáquio (9.1), Iván Jaime (7.1), Evanilson (7.5) and Mehdi Taremi (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Wenderson Galeno (6.4), Fabio Cardoso (6.3), Marko Grujić (7.0), Zaidu Sanusi, Cláudio Ramos, Danny Namaso, André Franco (6.8), Fran Navarro and Gonçalo Borges (7.0).

Porto could not rely on the presence of Wenderson Galeno (injured).

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Iván Jaime for Wenderson Galeno (58′), Alan Varela for Marko Grujić (58′), Evanilson for Gonçalo Borges (75′), Pepê for André Franco (75′) and Pepe for Fabio Cardoso (84′).

Player of the match: Stephen Eustáquio​

The most impressive player for Porto was Stephen Eustáquio even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 77 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Casa Pia – Formation

Casa Pia
G
Ricardo Batista 33.Portugal
7.0
D
Vasco Fernandes 13.Portugal
6.6
D
Fernando Varela 15.Cape Verde
6.3
D
Nermin Zolotic 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
M
Beni 16.Angola
7.0
82'
M
André Geraldes 18.Portugal
6.6
M
Samuel Justo 96.Portugal
6.4
61'
M
Leonardo Lelo 5.Portugal
6.6
F
Yuki Soma 11.Japan
6.6
61'
F
Tiago Dias 77.Portugal
6.6
70'
F
Clayton 99.Brazil
6.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Paes 68.Brazil
D
D. Tchamba 2.Cameroon
D
João Nunes 3.Portugal
D
Gaizka Larrazabal 72.Spain
M
Neto 8.Brazil
6.7
82'
M
Pablo Roberto 80.Brazil
6.7
61' 90'
F
Fernando Andrade 23.Brazil
7.3
70' 89'
F
Felippe Cardoso 30.Brazil
6.7
70'
F
Jajá 79.Brazil
7.7
61'

Casa Pia started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Pedro Miguel de Barros Moreira played with: Samuel Justo, Ricardo Batista (7.0), Fernando Varela (6.3), Vasco Fernandes (6.6), Nermin Zolotic (6.8), André Geraldes (6.6), Samuel Justo (6.4), Benedito Mukendi (7.0), Leonardo Lelo (6.6), Tiago Dias (6.6), Clayton (6.1), Yuki Soma (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Gaizka Larrazabal, Pablo Roberto (6.7), Tchamba, João Nunes, Neto (6.7), Fernando Andrade (7.3), Felippe Cardoso (6.7), Lucas Paes and Jajá (7.7).

Substitutions

Casa Pia made 5 changes: Clayton for Felippe Cardoso (70′), Yuki Soma for Jajá (61′), Samuel Justo for Pablo Roberto (61′), Benedito Mukendi for Neto (82′) and Tiago Dias for Fernando Andrade (70′).

Player of the match: Jajá​

The most impressive player for Casa Pia was Jajá.

His rating is 7.7 with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 61′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​