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On Friday evening in Portugal, the central match of the tour took place, important in the fight for the champion's title. The league-leading team "Porto" faced the defending champions "Sporting" team. The duel ended peacefully, but effectively - 2:2. After 34 minutes into the game, the visitors from Lisbon were already leading. Paulinho scored in the 8th minute for "Sporting", and Nuno Santos doubled the score in the 34th minute. However, just before the end of the first half, the "Porto" team managed to narrow the gap, with Fabio Vieira, who has been playing well this season, scoring. It became even harder for the "Sporting" team to take the victory from the opponent's stronghold at the beginning of the second half, when the center-back Sebastian Coates received his second yellow card in the 49th minute and was sent off the field, leaving his team with one man down. In the 78th minute, "Porto" forward Mehdi Taremi managed to equalize with F. Vieira's successful pass. After the final whistle, there was a mass scuffle among the players. Pepe, Joao Palhinha, and Bruno Tabata received red cards. After these draws between the "Porto" and "Sporting" teams, the same difference of 6 points remains at the top of the league table. So it can be said that the winners of this match were more likely the pupils of Sergio Conceicao.
