Overview: Arouca vs Porto – prediction, team news, lines
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Sports mole previews the Liga conflict on Monday between Arouca and Porto, including predictions, team news and possible alignments.
Fresh out of a successful continental outing in the middle of the week, Port aims to extend their flawless race in the First league While they have the short trip to Pierca For the seventh round on Monday.
The dragons struck at the end of the collapse of the Europa League on Thursday in Salzburg, snatching a dramatic victory 1-0, and now turn to the hosts who ended a sequence of four games without victory last weekend.
Correspondence overview
Porto left him until the dying moments of Red Bull Arena to preserve their sequence of victories in all the competitions, with William Gomes who leaves the bench to guarantee the three points.
This late strike means Francesco Farioli It is not yet to see his team fail since his care after the club World Cup, guiding the blues and the whites to seven consecutive victories in competition matches, including the emphatic success of last weekend at Vila Do Conde.
Three goals unanswered against Rio Ave assured that Porto remained at the top of the table, entering the Monday meeting at a point away from Benfica, who beat Gil Vicente in their own match of the day Seven Friday.
The explosive race of dragons was built on efficiency at both ends, the team winning the second best attack in the division, networking 15, while only once in six games, which came to the Triomphe 2-1 against the title champions Sporting Lisbon.
Confidence will be raised for the leaders of the League who beat Arouca at home and outside in 2024-25, winning a 2-0 victory in the corresponding match after beating the Wolves 4-0 at the Dragao.
The hosts are approaching the competition supported by the return victory 2-1 of the last weekend in Nacional, which ended a sterile fate of four games and brought a renewal of optimism.
Arouca has lagged behind where Jesus Andres Ramirez Diaz expired for an earlier failure, but Boris Popovic equalized before Espen van ee came out of the bench to mark a winner of the 89th minute who won a second victory in the campaign for Vasco SeabraMen.
The only other Wolves victory occurred in an opening success on AVS, with two consecutive draws against Rio Ave and Vitoria de Guimaraes took a sandwich between a heavy 6-0 defeat in Sporting and a 2-0 setback against Casa Pia before the victory of last weekend.
Eight points of these matches place Arouca 10th in the classification, and although there is optimism in the attack with nine goals, the fragile defensive remain a problem with 14 conceded, a count equaled only by AVS on the lower side.
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Team news
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Jose Fontan seen red in victory over Nacional and will miss this competition, which means Matias Rocha should associate Popovic in central defense.
Arnau alone And Mateo Flores missed the last three games with an injury, leaving the duo doubtful again for the Wolves.
Van Ee put pressure for a full start after his late dramatic winner the last time, so a starting role in the midfield would not be surprising.
Alfonso Trezza There remains the most influential attack outlet with five contributions to the team’s nine goals, and the Uruguayan should continue on the right flank.
As for Porto, Zaidu Sanusi faces a race against time after hiding Salzburg, although Martim Fernandes Impressed in his place by providing assistance to the winner of Gomes despite his return from injury.
If Farioli opts for natural choices, he could rest the midfielder Pablo Rosariowith Fernandes operating at the right back and Francisco Moura on the opposite flank of the defense.
Meanwhile, Gomes can also return to programming after its impactful display on the bench, potentially taking the right wing of Pepper.
Arouca possible starting:
Valide, Esgaio, Rocha, Popovic, Dante; Fukui, Simao; Nandin, Lee, Djouahra; Trezza
Porto possible starting possible:
Side; Fernandes, Kiwior, Bednarek, Moura; Froholdt, Varela, Veiga; Gomes, Aghehowa, Sainz
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We say: Arouca 0-1 Porto
There can be persistent fatigue for Porto from consecutive lights, but we cannot ignore the explosive form of dragons and their ability to grind the maximum points in Arouca on Monday, so a narrow victory for visitors seems likely.
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