Match story
- FC Porto created the clearer chances on xG (1.09 vs 0.23, Δ 0.86).
- FC Porto fired more attempts (15 vs 4 shots).
- Guimaraes was more accurate in front of goal (50% on target vs 33%).
- FC Porto held more of the ball (71% possession).
Guimaraes defeated FC Porto 1-2 in Primeira Liga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 28 stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Estádio Do Dragão in Porto. Fábio Veríssimo officiated the match. The full-time result capped a FC Porto vs Guimaraes meeting in Primeira Liga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for FC Porto and Guimaraes. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Primeira LigaRecorded meetings: 4 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
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New signing Matias Galarza revealed that Lionel Messi's cousin "was a key step" for his Inter Miami signing. Matias Galarza made his Inter Miami debut over the weekend, logging his first minutes for the club during Saturday’s matchup against Nashville SC. Following the fixture, the Paraguayan international revealed that Lionel Messi‘s cousin played a pivotal role behind the scenes and “was a key step” in facilitating his move to the Herons. On Saturday, September 12, Inter Miami hosted Nashville in a critical clash for the 2026 Supporters’ Shield race. Neither side was able to claim full control in a 2-2 draw, as Sam Surridge recorded a brace for the visitors while a Reed Baker-Whiting own goal and a strike from Lionel Messi provided the scoring for the host side. The match also served as Galarza’s first inclusion in Inter Miami’s matchday roster, with the midfielder coming off the bench in the 66th minute for Telasco Segovia while recording 12 touches and two recoveries. After finding first-team minutes hard to come by with Argentine side River Plate following the 2026 World Cup, an established connection helped pave his return to the pitch. Speaking to reporters in the mixed zone, Galarza was asked about the role Maximiliano Biancucchi played in securing his transfer to South Florida: “I’ve known Maxi since he was playing for Olimpia; I’ve known him since I was a kid. Obviously, he acted as the intermediary; he was part of all this because he’s Messi’s cousin.“ Matías Galarza afirma que el primo de Messi fue clave en su contratación en Inter Miami.Sacó provecho de esa relación para cerrar el pase.#InterMiamiCF pic.twitter.com/BixlP7rMe7— José Armando (@Jarm21) September 13, 2026 Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, like Messi, Biancucchi spent much of his professional playing career in Paraguay, featuring for Olimpia during stints in 2011-12 and 2016 while a young Galarza was rising through the club’s youth academy. Now working as a media analyst in Paraguay, Biancucchi utilized his network to help Galarza secure a new club destination. Galarza concluded by detailing how the connection accelerated contract negotiations down the stretch. “The opportunity came up where Inter was interested, and I didn’t hesitate. They are top figures, and you just try to play and keep growing. Maxi was a key step for this to happen because having a direct line to his cousin meant everything was done very quickly at the end of the transfer window,” he added. Joining Miami, ‘the best decision’ for Galarza Following a short loan spell with Atlanta United earlier in the year and an impressive 2026 World Cup campaign with Paraguay, Galarza drew transfer interest from European clubs including Juventus, AC Milan, Bologna, and Inter Milan. While European offers failed to materialize, Inter Miami launched a decisive push prior to the secondary transfer deadline. In the mixed zone, Galarza spoke candidly about joining his new teammates in South Florida: “It’s a wonderful locker room alongside star players; I feel privileged, and I believe God put me in a beautiful place. I made the best decision coming to Inter Miami alongside stars. I try to learn from each and every one of them.“ Galarza is currently on a one-year loan deal running through June 2027, featuring a purchase clause that becomes active if he plays in 66 percent of Inter Miami’s official matches. Triggering the option requires the MLS side to pay a $3 million USD fee to acquire 50 percent of the midfielder’s contract rights, with River Plate retaining the remaining share.
On Bart Verbruggen's performance: "Big saves and we know that we have a great goalkeeper so really good to have him." On Lewis Dunk's goal: "We always know that he has a great technique with his right foot and we know that he has the courage so I'm happy that he gets his rewards." Since his Premier League debut in August 2017, Brighton's Pascal Gross has now recorded 50 assists in the competition, the joint-fourth most by any midfielder in this period (level with Bernardo Silva on 50).
Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Saudi Pro League chiefs to act after horrific chanting (Picture: REUTERS) Cristiano Ronaldo has called for the Saudi Pro League to ban fans for life after appalling Diogo Jota chants were aimed at Ruben Neves on Saturday. Neves plated in Al Hilal’s 6-0 win at Al-Taawoun on Saturday, alongside summer signings Ollie Watkins and Gabriel Martinelli. The win took Al Hilal to the top of the Saudi Pro League but it was overshadowed by appalling behaviour by some of the home fans. There were chants of ‘Jota! Jota! Jota!’ aimed at Neves, a man who played alongside the forward for Wolves and Portugal before his tragic death in July last year. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. Neves and Jota were close friends and the 29-year-old carried his coffin at the heart-breaking funeral last summer after the tragic car crash that killed Jota and brother Andre Silva. Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi side Al Nassr and was also a Portugal teammate of Jota, has called for action after the disgusting actions of some fans, urging lifetime fans to be dished out. ‘The league must take action and punish this kind of fan behaviour,’ Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. 🚨 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇: Ruben Neves' reaction as Al-Taawoun fans repeat the name of his late close friend: "Jota, Jota, Jota…" 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2iPdA36H3i— RazedFootball (@RazedFootball) September 12, 2026 ‘This is no longer football, and there have to be limits. ‘People who behave like this should never be allowed to enter a stadium again.’ Passing journalists after the game, Neves said of those aiming the chants at him: ‘I just hope they don’t go to pray later.’ In an emotional statement posted after Jota’s death last year, Neves wrote: ‘More than a friendship, we’re family, and we won’t stop it just because now you decided to sign a contract a little further away from us!” Neves wrote in an emotional statement last year. ‘When I go to the selection, you’ll still be next to me at the dinner table, on the bus, on the plane… you’ll always be there with me as always. Ruben Neves was close friends with Diogo Jota (Picture: Getty Images) ‘Let’s keep laughing, making plans, sharing our life with each other. ‘I’m going to make sure you’re always present and I’ll make sure that your loved ones never lack anything while you’re there, far away but thinking of us, waiting for us. ‘Life has brought us together and now it can’t tear us apart.’ Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
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