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Porto will seek redemption following last weekend's nightmare showing when they travel to Casa Pia in round 29 of the Primeira Liga this Saturday. The Dragons were left red-faced after a humiliating home loss to fierce rivals Benfica, a result that saw them drop to fourth place, while the hosts find themselves eighth after managing to avoid defeat in back-to-back matches. Having picked up three wins from their last four league games and boasting an unbeaten home record in the Primeira Liga, Porto were expected to give a good account of themselves, especially with a chance to narrow the gap to second, even if they were up against the league's most in-form side. Instead, the Dragons capitulated in front of their fans, as Benfica stormed to a ruthless 4-1 victory, opening the scoring inside the first minute through Vangelis Pavlidis, who completed his hat-trick before Samu Aghehowa managed to pull one back, only for Nicolas Otamendi to hammer the final nail in emphatic fashion. That harrowing result leaves Mart

This article first appeared on SportsMole and was syndicated with permission.

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