This evening, FC Porto achieved their first victory in the current edition of the Champions League, beating AC Milan, by 1-0, in the third round of group B, in a game decided with a goal by Luis Díaz. The Colombian forward gave shape to a gala display by the white and blue team, who dominated the entire game, and unbalanced the result after 65 minutes, with the decisive goal, which marked the first home victory in the historic of five clashes with the Milan team. With this result, FC Porto went on to add four points, equaling Atlético de Madrid, who today were defeated by 3-2 against Liverpool, the outstanding leader of this group B, with nine points, while AC Milan remain in last place. , still without scoring. The Portuguese team, which came up with striker Evanilson as the main novelty in the ‘eleven’, realized that this game would be very important for the group’s accounts and entered the full ‘gas’, tying up an opponent with difficulties in articulating. Luis Díaz, after just five minutes, left the first warning of what would be a challenge, in a long shot, returned by the bar, after a combination on a counterattack with Taremi. The move managed to galvanize the ‘dragons’ into an almost one-way first-half, imposing quick transitions, especially in midfield, which created ruptures in the opponent, emerging Taremi as one of the most active white and blues. The Iranian was ‘devilish’ getting rid of his opponents and, even before half an hour, had already carried out three dangerous shots, with Otávio, with a long shot, at 42, complementing the team’s ascendant, but also with the sight slightly uncalibrated. AC Milan, which appeared with the Swedish ‘star’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the bench and the Portuguese Rafael Leão in the initial options, in addition to not being able to free themselves from FC Porto’s pressure, also failed to put into practice the counterattack attempts, and only near the break, in a header by Giroud, to defend Diogo Costa, he sketched his first shot of the game, not changing a flattering null for the Italians. Returning from rest, the ‘dragons’, even replacing Wendel, with physical complaints, for Zaidu, maintained the same energy and suggested even more suffocating against an Italian team that was forced to retreat. In less than 15 minutes, Sérgio Conceição’s men had already hit the Milanese goal four times with propriety, thrilling the stadium with immersive football. On the other hand, dissatisfied with AC Milan’s low volume of play, coach Stefan Pioli moved three pieces in one sitting, even before the time of the game, promoting the entry of Ibrahimovic, Romagnoli and Kalulu. FC Porto’s response to this opponent’s adjustment could not be better, as on 65 minutes, following a cross by João Mário, Luis Díaz took advantage of a lack of definition in the opposing defense to open the scoring. Faced with the Italians’ inability to react to the disadvantage, FC Porto, even with less intensity, continued to be the most dangerous and ambitious team, but already in a management tone against an opponent, which, being the current second-placed team in the Italian championship, remains without shining in the Champions League. The two teams have another meeting scheduled for November 3, in Italy, in the next round of the competition.
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