The league defeat against city rival Sporting, the cup elimination by Porto and the departure of coach Jorge Jesus. It’s a December month to quickly forget for Benfica.
Vertonghen and co could take revenge tonight against Porto. But by goals from Pepe by Fabio Vieira, the calf had almost drowned at half time.
Ex-Ghent striker Roma, n Yaremchuk raised hopes with the 2-1. But that was nothing more than a little butter on the gallows.
Porto coach Sergio Conceiçao saw Benfica captain Almeida swallow a 2nd yellow card. 20 minutes before the end, Porto put a 3rd ball in the basket.
A striking moment at the beginning of the 2nd half was that of a puking Jan Vertonghen. He is now 7 points in debt to the leading duo Sporting and Porto with Benfica.
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