Match Summary · Football · Portugal · Liga Portugal · Porto · Benfica · Gabriel Veiga · Pepe · Clement Lenglet
| Metric | Porto | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Shots | 17 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Corners | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 17 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 2 | 4 |
Veiga had been booked in the fifth minute; Benfica's Clement Lenglet saw yellow at 25'. Veiga then put Porto ahead at 31', with Pepe supplying the assist. Prestianni was cautioned at 33', and Lenglet received a second yellow at 34' to leave Benfica down to 10. Porto replaced Veiga with Hwang before the interval, while Benfica sent on Alessandro Circati for Georgiy Sudakov.
Bah levelled the score in the 51st minute from Prestianni's pass, but Porto answered inside three minutes. Froholdt restored the lead at 54' through Andre Silva, who then assisted Hwang for Porto's third in the 59th. The hosts held their advantage to the end.
Changes followed from the 69th minute, with Porto making two substitutions and Benfica bringing on three players at 73'. Hwang was booked at 79'; the sides made further alterations in the 84th before Oskar Pietuszewski, Alexander Bah and Tomas Araujo were cautioned at 90'.
The standout stats were Porto's three goals and Lenglet's dismissal; the decisive highlights were the two quick strikes after Bah levelled. That is the clearest summary of a result shaped by Porto's swift response.