The 19th round began on Friday (23), with the isolated game between Casa Pia and AVS SAD, which ended in a 3-3 draw. On Saturday (24) three more games took place, with Moreirense beating ant Clara 1-0, Sporting beating Arouca 2-1 and Estoril beating Vitória 4-2.
For tonight’s game, Cesar Peixoto will have the following players available to use during the match against Porto: Lucão, Hevertton Santos, Antonio Espigares, Agustin Moreira, Joelson Fernandes, Martim Fernández, Sergio Bernejo, Mohamed Bambna and Carlos Eduardo.
For tonight’s game, Francesco Farioli will have the following players available to use during the match against Gil Vicente: Cláudio Ramos, Alberto Costa, Francisco Moura, Stephen Eustáquio, Oskar Pietuzewski, Alan Varela, Rodrigo Mora, William Gomes and Deniz Gul.
With a 4-2-3-1 formation, Gil Vicente’s starting lineup for tonight’s Liga Portugal match against Porto is: Figueira, Carlos, Buatu, Elimbi and Konan; Zé Carlos, García, Souza, Esteves and Touré; Varela.
With a 4-3-3 formation, Porto’s starting lineup for tonight’s Liga Portugal match against Gil Vicente is: Diogo Costa, Martim Fernandes, Thiago Silva, Bednarek and Kiwior; Froholdt, Pablo Rosario and Gabri Veiga; Pepê, Samu and Borja Sainz.
We are now starting the broadcast of Porto vs Gil Vicente, with all the action and excitement in real time from the 19th round of the Portuguese League, with the ball rolling shortly at the Estádio do Dragão, in this clash between two teams from the top of the table!
Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Porto vs Gil Vicente match here at VAVEL.
“They are a team that can be dangerous in many aspects and that plays very good football, with some similarities to our team. In some aspects, they run even more than we do. We have to prepare for that, and I hope that this physical effort will be visible in the match. Without a doubt. They have always played like that. In the first round, it was a very competitive match, and I hope tomorrow will be the same (Monday). The arrival of Oskar has allowed us to increase the depth on our wings. We have more energy. In fact, Pepê, Borja and William have taken on the responsibility of two positions for 32 games. It is a very important challenge, especially with our style of play, which demands a lot with the ball and even more without it. When we talk about our defensive balance, we think that everything is based on defense, but a large part, perhaps even the largest part, comes from the work of the attackers. And they contribute a lot to the results we have obtained. And now that we have this depth, there are more possibilities for rotation.” “to stay cooler“.
Antonio Nobre will referee today’s match, with Nelson Pereira and Francisco Pereira as assistant referees. Fábio Melo will be the fourth official, with João Casegas in charge of VAR, and Marco Vieira as assistant VAR.
On the other side, Gil Vicente will be without Facundo Casares and Agustin Moreira, both injured and out of action, taking the field with: Figueira, Zé Carlos, Buantu, Elimbi and Konan; Carlos, Garcia, Murilo and Toure; Varela.
Porto will be without Frohold, Luuk de Jong and Nehuen Pérez, all injured, and will field the following team: Diogo Costa, Alberto Costa, Thiago Silva, Kiwior and Martim Fernandes; Rodrigo Mora, Alan Varela and Gabri Veiga; Pepe, Samu and Borja Sainz.
Porto leads Liga Portugal with 52 points, four ahead of Sporting and seven ahead of Benfica, already widening the gap with the other title contenders. Gil Vicente is in fifth place with 31 points, two behind Braga, one ahead of Moreirense, two ahead of Famalicão and five ahead of Estoril.
Gil Vicente on the other side comes with two draws and a win in the last games. On December 28, in a 2-2 draw, the draw was with Arouca, away from home, with goals from Lee Hyun-Ju and Alfonso Trezza, while Pablo and Murilo Souza equalized. On January 2, in a 1-1 draw, the draw was with Sporting, at home, with Luis Suárez opening the scoring and Carlos Eduardo equalizing. And on Saturday (17), at home once again, the victory came over Nacional, by 2-1, with goals from Murilo Souza and Santi García, while Zé Vitor scored for Nacional.
Porto comes into today’s game with two wins and a draw in their last games. On Wednesday (14), by 1-0, the victory came over Benfica in the Portuguese Cup, with a goal by Bednarek. On Sunday (18), by 1-0, the victory came away from home over Vitória, with a goal by Alan Varela. And on Thursday (22), in 1-1, the draw was away from home, with Plzen, in the UEFA Europa League, with Likas Cerv opening the scoring and Deniz Gul equalizing.
