FC Porto
FC Porto
Porto beats Benfica with late goal to go top in Portugal
Published
Apr. 15, 2018 4:33 p.m. ET
LISBON, Portugal (AP) Midfielder Hector Herrera scored in the 90th minute to snatch a 1-0 win for FC Porto over Benfica on Sunday as it replaced its title rival at the top of the Portuguese league.
Benfica was heading toward a draw that would have kept it top until Herrera's long-range strike stunned the hosts.
''We were convinced that we could win at this stadium,'' Herrera said.
The win lifted Porto two points ahead of Benfica, whose four-year run as domestic champion is now in danger of ending.
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''We are sad but we have to continue,'' said Benfica coach Rui Vitoria. ''This is not over. There are still four rounds left.''
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