Africa-Press – Angola. FC Porto beat Benfica, 5-0, in the 24th round of the I Portuguese Football League, leaving them six points behind the Reds, who lost first place to Sporting.
The Dragons, who came in prohibited from giving up points under penalty of saying goodbye to the possibility of fighting for the title, took the lead in the 20th minute, through Galeno, who scored twice in the 44th.
They reached the rout with goals from Wendell (55), Pepê (75) and Danny Namaso (90), against a Benfica team unable to react and which, with the defeat, ceded first place to Sporting, winners at home to Farense (3- two).
In this Sunday’s match, played at Estádio dos Dragões, Otamendi was sent off in the 61st minute due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
With this victory, FC Porto remained isolated in third place, now with 52 points, six points behind second place occupied by Benfica, which, with this defeat, gave up first place to Sporting, in command with 59 points, plus one than their Lisbon rivals and still have one match to play.
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