Porto wins the classic with a goal from Veiga on Samu’s return

He Porto took the classic this Sunday against Benfica (3-1), from the seventh day of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, in which a goal from the Spanish stood out Gabri Veiga and the return of his compatriot Samu Aghehowa after seven months out due to injury.

Do Dragão was the scene of a classic that started intense and even, after which it was Benfica that gave the first signs of a goal, specifically with a header from the Argentine Gianluca Prestianni that went over the crossbar.

After a period of superiority for the ‘eagles’, it was the ‘dragons’ turn to head towards the opposing goal, and in the 31st minute they scored thanks to Veiga. The Galician received a long pass from Pepecontrolled the ball with a touch and sent it into the back of the goalkeeper’s net Samuel Soares.

Moments later things became even more complicated for Benfica, who were left with one less player after the expulsion of the Frenchman Clément Lenglet, after the former FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid central defender saw his second yellow card for hitting the former Sevilla player Andre Silva in the face.

Despite playing with ten, Benfica stayed alive in the match and achieved the tie in the 51st minute through the Dane Alexander Bah, who, in front of the goalkeeper Diogo Costa, He headed in a magnificent cross that came from Prestianni’s feet.

Lisbon’s hopes vanished just three minutes later, when a deep pass from the Dominican Pablo Rosario found Silva in the area, who immediately passed it to the also Danish Victor Froholdt and this one With a powerful shot he once again put Porto ahead on the scoreboard.

Benfica then began to show the disadvantage on the scoreboard and on the pitch, and the champion scored the third, the work of the South Korean In-beom Hwangwho, on his 30th birthday, made his debut as a scorer with his new team with a first-time shot after another assist from Silva.

And in the 85th minute, the crowd at Do Dragão stood up to welcome the return to the playing fields of Samu Aghehowa, their top scorer in recent seasons.

The 22-year-old Spanish international thus returns, seven months later, to wearing the blue and white shirt after suffering a sprain to his right knee resulting in an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in a match on February 9. An injury that made him sit out the rest of the course and the 2026 World Cup.

With this victory, the champion Porto is the leader of the Portuguese championship with 21 points in eight games, five more than Benfica and six than Sporting, who occupy second and third place respectively.