Jan Vertonghen suffered a 3-1 defeat against Porto with Benfica on Thursday in the top match of the sixteenth match day in the Portuguese competition. The record international played the entire match.
Vincent Van GenechtenSource: BELGIAN
In the 26th minute, Vertonghen was booked for a punch to the face of Joao Mario, who was substituted shortly afterwards. The 0-0 was still on the board at the time. At the start of the second half, our compatriot created a remarkable image by throwing up on the field.
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Fabio Vieira (34th) gave Porto the lead in the 34th minute and three minutes later Pepê made it 2-0 at halftime. Roman Yaremchuk (ex-AA Gent) brought tension into the game again early in the second half (46th), but two minutes later Benfica had to go on with ten, after Andre Almeida received a second yellow card. In the 69th minute, Mehdi Taremi recorded the final score.
Thanks to the win, Porto takes the lead in the standings. Sergio Conceiçao’s team has as many points (44) as Sporting Lisbon and has a better goal difference. Benfica is third on seven points.
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