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End of the Road for Zaidu Sanusi and FC Porto
Zaidu Sanusi was handed Eighty-four minutes of motion within the feisty UEFA Champions League spherical of 16, second leg conflict between FC Porto and Inter Milan, Tuesday, on the Estádio do Dragão.
It was the Left-back’s eighth UCL look this season; essentially the most by any Nigerian, however it might even be Sanusi’s final of the marketing campaign as FC Porto have been knocked out by the Italians.
Following the 1-0 defeat within the first-leg a forthnight in the past, on the Guiseppe Meazza Stadium, Sérgio Conceição wanted solely to overturn the deficit and win by a purpose margin to safe their spot within the final 8, however the guests’ defence stood resolute.
The 25 year-old Nigerian was changed by Wendell, however nonetheless Inter Milan have been impenetrable – they’d solely 35percent ball possession, confronted 20 photographs although solely 5 have been on purpose.
A late drama within the match additionally noticed the sending off of the veteran CB, Pepe for a second reserving, even the Porto Coach was proven a yellow.
Nevertheless, this season’s result’s a fairer consequence than the earlier marketing campaign the place they didn’t make it previous the group stage.
They completed third behind Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, settling for a spot within the Europa League.
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