O Portuguese Championship will have its 24th round starting this Friday and the Porto will have Estoril ahead. The ball will roll from 5:15 pm (Brasília time), at Estádio do Dragão, for the confrontation that could bring the home team closer to the leaders.
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The hosts are in second place in the league. The Dragons try to approach the Benfica in the fight for the title of the season. With 54 points, eight less than their rivals, Porto needs a victory to avoid the risk of falling further behind in the race for the title, as the leaders face Marítimo, 16th, in this round.
On Tuesday, Porto will play the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against Inter Milan and need to reverse the disadvantage of a goal conceded in the first confrontation. Therefore, coach Sérgio Conceição may choose to spare some of the main players in his squad.
On the other hand, Estoril is in free fall in the competition. Seven rounds ago, the visitors occupied eighth place in the Portuguese Championship, but since then they have lost six matches and are in free fall in the leaderboard. With a sequence of three consecutive defeats, the team is in 15th place, separated from the relegation zone by six points.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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