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JORNADA 25
Sunday March 5, 2006
18h30 GMT / 1:30pm EST

Estadio do Dragao


Last Encounters
FC Porto 0-4 Nacional SuperLiga 2004/2005
FC Porto 1-0 Nacional SuperLiga 2003/2004
FC Porto 5-2 Nacional SuperLiga 2002/2003
FC Porto 1-2 Nacional Liga Portuguesa 1990/91
FC Porto 2-0 Nacional Liga Portuguesa 1989/90
FC Porto 3-0 Nacional Liga Portuguesa 1988/89

Match statistics
Porto's home record against Nacional: 4 wins, 0 ties, 2 losses
Porto's biggest home win: 5-2 (02/03)
Nacional's biggest away win: 4-0 (04/05)

Hopefully Nacional can do what they did last year
Porto will be eager to bounce back. Lets see how Adriano plays...

Porto are a different team compared to last season. I think we will win but by a low margin.

FC Porto's Call-ups

Keepers: Vítor Baía, Paulo Ribeiro.

Defenders: Bruno Alves, Pedro Emanuel, Cech, Ricardo Costa, Pepe, Bosingwa

Mids: Ibson, Lucho González, Raul Meireles, Anderson, Ivanildo, Quaresma

Forwards: Hugo Almeida, Lisandro Lopez, Adriano, McCarthy

I bet Anderson will play, if not even start.

FC PORTO - Vítor Baía; Pedro Emanuel, Pepe, Cech; Lucho González, Bosingwa, Raul Meireles; Quaresma, McCarthy, Adriano, Ivanildo.

Subs: Paulo Ribeiro; Ricardo Costa, Ibson, Lisandro López, Bruno Alves, Anderson, Hugo Almeida.

NACIONAL - Diego Benaglio; Miguelito, Ávalos, Fernando Cardozo, Ricardo Fernandes, Alonso, Bruno, Chainho, Juliano Spadaccio, Miguel Fidalgo e André Pinto.

Subs: Hilário; Cléber, Marchant, Chilikov, Pateiro, Emerson, Nuno Viveiros.

Porto 3-0 Nacional

Porto:
Vítor Baía, Bosingwa, Pepe, Pedro Emanuel, Raul Meireles, Quaresma, Lucho Gonzalez (Ibson, 79), Cech, Ivanildo (Lisandro Lopez. 61), Adriano, McCarthy (Anderson, 68)
Yellow Cards: none

Nacional:
Diego Benaglio, Miguelito, Ávalos, Cardozo (Emerson, 46), Ricardo Fernandes, Alonso, Bruno (Merchant, 62), Chainho, Juliano, Miguel Fidalgo (Chilikov, 46), André Pinto
Yellow Cards: Bruno (59)

Goals:
[1-0] McCarthy, 17
[2-0] Pepe, 44
[3-0] Lucho, 51


/Any clips of game?/

Just wondering, how did Anderson do?

imo, he did good ( the whole team played well ). He doesn't stay with the ball to long like Diego which for me is good. He came very close to scoring.

Heres that chance. Credit to Von.
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=...50306_512kA.zip

I think Porto is dealing with Anderson in the best possible way.

As much as i want him to start and thus start scoring and showing his skill and power, let's not forget he's a boy of 17, first time (living) in a different country (even if language isn't much of a barrier mind you) with new teammates in a very different environment.

He was at Gremio since very young, he cruised through their youth system and when he reached professional level he was well known and respected which brings *confidence*. He needs to get to that stage at Porto, at least be respected and win his place in the group amongst his teammates.

I like Diego, he's a good player. Anderson will be better though. Don't worry, Anderson style is very different as you said he runs with the ball sometimes but most of the time he plays quick, sometimes even 1 touch.

Thanks a bunch for the info!

He looks like a very talented young player
and he is starting to get his break with the Porto squad
and hes only 17