No Sanusi heroics! Porto’s two-year unbeaten streak run ended in dramatic O Clàssico

Zaidu Sanusi and his FC Porto teammates suffered a slender 1-0 defeat on the Estádio do Dragão in Friday’s O Clàssico in opposition to Benfica.

FC Porto have been unbeaten at dwelling in 36 Primeira Liga matches, courting again two years in the past, when Maritimo pipped them 3-2.

On Friday, the Portuguese champions performed with 10 males for 45 minutes, after the sending off of Stephen Eustáquio within the first half, for a second yellow.

Sérgio Conceição’s males held their very own in opposition to bitter rivals, Benfica, u til the 62nd minute when the defence was finally breached.

Rafa Silva was teed up by David Neres for the winner after a number of possibilities went begging.

In the meantime, Conceição began his strongest XI, handing even Zaidu Sanusi his eighth look of the season, however the LB struggled within the latter phases of the sport earlier than he was finally changed.

Within the reverse fixture final season a late aim from the Nigeria determined received Porto the title. However the 25 year-old couldn’t impression the sport so on Friday.

Zaidu was taken off within the 77th minute, in a like for like substitution that noticed Wendell are available in to shut out the sport.

The defeat noticed Porto fall additional behind their rivals on the Liga standings by six factors and in second place after 10 rounds of matches.

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