Porto loses leadership in the Portuguese League after defeat

With Mexican Héctor Herrera playing the full 90 minutes and his compatriot Diego Reyes on the bench, Porto was defeated on Monday at the Belenenses stadium (2-0). This match marked the 1000th professional game of Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, and Porto lost the leadership of the Portuguese League in favor of Benfica, who had already comfortably won their match last Saturday.

In the closing of the 28th round, Benfica now tops the table with 71 points, one more than Porto, leaving open the question of who will win the league title with only six rounds remaining and less than two weeks before the decisive showdown between the two teams.

Despite having several clear chances to score, Porto complicated the match and went into halftime losing due to an early goal from Brazilian Nathan.

In the 10th minute, Osório - who made his debut for Porto on Monday - and Felipe failed to clear the ball and Nathan was left alone against Casillas, whom he beat with a soft touch to chip the ball over the Spanish goalkeeper, who played his 1000th professional football match.

After halftime, Sérgio Conceição's team came out determined to find the equalizer, but their attacks were thwarted by an in-form André Moreira in Belenenses' goal.

Moreira, on loan from Atlético Madrid, frustrated the attempts of Ricardo Pereira, Felipe, and Gonçalo Paciência with great reflexes, maintaining his team's advantage until they scored the second goal.

In the 70th minute, Angola's Fredy took a free kick into the box and found the head of Brazilian Maurides, who gave Casillas no chance to prevent the goal and secured Porto's second league defeat this season.

With this victory, Belenenses climbed one position in the table and is now eleventh, with a nine-point cushion above relegation.