The Portugal Corner Podcast - Episode 175

Welcome back to The Portugal Corner! The podcast where we dive into all things Portuguese soccer—the good, the bad, and the funny!

This week, Benfica take down Braga 1-0 in the Taça, with the Greek Freak doing it again, assisted by Dahl. Next up, they face Tirense in the semifinals. Benfica also get the weekend off to prep for a massive Champions League clash against Barcelona.

Porto grind out a 2-0 win over Arouca, but it was anything but comfortable. A disallowed goal kept Arouca from shaking things up, while Fabio Vieira made up for a shocking miss by securing the win late. Marcano makes his long-awaited return, and Eustáquio is starting to look like true captain material.

Sporting push past Gil Vicente 1-0 thanks to a Zeno DeB(L)ast of a shot, setting up a showdown with Rio Ave in the next round. Then, they follow it up with a 3-1 win over Estoril—Inácio opens the scoring, and Gyökeres bags two.

Elsewhere in Portugal:
⚽ Nacional snatch a 94th-minute winner to beat Famalicão 2-1.
⚽ Vitória Guimarães edge out Casa Pia with a goal from Umaro Embalo.
⚽ Braga fall 2-1 to Rio Ave despite Fran Navarro's effort.
⚽ Santa Clara stay 5th despite losing to Boavista.

Around the football world:
🔴 Manchester United, down to 10 men at halftime, fight back to beat Ipswich 3-2, with Bruno setting up Maguire’s massive head for the winner.
⚫ AC Milan lose to Lazio, piling more pressure on Sergio Connceicao—his time might be running out.
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo inches closer to 1,000 goals, scoring in Al Nassr’s 2-0 win over Al Wehda.

Is there a Benzema-CR7 rift brewing? Also Tallisca?

🇨🇦 Toronto FC take a 4-2 loss to Orlando, but new Norwegian signing Sigurd Rosted and Déiby Flores find the net.

This week’s Stonk of the Week goes to Matheus Cunha, while João Wonder is none other than Lito Vidigal!

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