The match was promised and the result did not disappoint expectations. In Italy, in a head-to-head match between two former Porto players – Taremi and Francisco Conceicao, and the same goes for Inter Milan and Juventus, second and third in Serie A – the final score reflects the quality of the spectacle. Four goals for each side.
Francisco Conceição was a regular at Juventus and was a key player in the away draw which the Torino side won. Using his main weapon (“one-on-one”), the Portugal international provided Juventus' second goal to Timothy Weah and was crucial to the final goal.
Before that, Piotr Zielinski scored a penalty kick that put Inter in the lead, until Juventus responded through Vlahovic and Weah. Shortly after the break, in just two minutes, Mkhitaryan and Zielinskiy (this again from the penalty spot) put the home team in front of the scoreboard again and when Dumfries, in the second half, made it 4-2 to Inter Milan, many thought it was a scoreline. The match has been decided. Pure illusion. The thing is, Kenan Yildiz came off the bench, the only 19-year-old Turkish player to score twice in 20 minutes and stabilize the final score.
In England, the big game in the Premier League this weekend was against Arsenal and Liverpool, third and second respectively in the Premier League, and a 2-2 draw will not please either team, which saw champions Manchester City isolate themselves at home. Top of the competition as a result of their narrow but valuable victory the previous day at the bottom of the table.
However, Liverpool had a less bitter taste in their mouths, as they trailed twice on the scoreboard but managed to fight back and save a point. At the Emirates Stadium, winger Saka took the lead for Arsenal after just nine minutes, an lead that defender Van Dijk realized in the 18th minute. However, before the end of the first half, midfielder Mikel Merino put Arsenal back in front, confirming the best 45 minutes for the home team.
In the second half, the scorer insisted on not changing, despite the efforts of Liverpool, the team that missed Diogo Jota due to injury. But the second half was better and led to Salah's goal (81) to decide the final result.
Manchester United continues from bad to worse. At West Ham, Jarrod Bowen's controversial penalty kick, already in extra time, saw the Red Devils, with Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot in the starting line-up, leave the field with a 2-1 defeat and booing as coach Ten Hag remains under pressure. Severe because the team currently occupies the 14th place in the rankings table.
In France, with three Portuguese players in the starting lineup (Nuno Mendes, Vitinha and Joao Neves), Paris Saint-Germain easily beat Marseille and took the lead in the league. Shortly before, the Parisians had already seen Monaco lose to Nice, and with that result, they paved the way for their sole dominance of the expensive tournament and it did not take long for PSG's victory to begin to take shape.
After just seven minutes, Joao Neves opened the scoring with his first goal for the Gaul national team. The match was not easy for Marseille, who were down to ten men in the 19th minute and Balerdi scored an own goal to make it 2-0 in the 29th minute. From that moment on, the Parisian dominance was complete, and with this win, they reached the mark of 50 wins against the biggest Their rivals strengthened their recent advantage against Marseille, having won eight of the last 10 matches played by the two teams. .
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