AS Monaco concedes its first defeat of the preparation against Porto (2-1)
Updated on 07/23/2022 at 23:52
Published on 07/23/2022 at 23:44
AS Monaco concedes its first defeat of the preparation against Porto (2-1)
07/23 at 11:44 p.m.
May 07/23 at 11:52 p.m.
After a 2-0 victory on Friday against the FC Porto reserve with a very rejuvenated team but especially with Breel Embolo, author of a double for his first minutes, AS Monaco faced this Saturday evening the Portuguese champion in his stadium of Dragon.
A very good preliminary test just over a week into the third round of the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven (August 2 at the Louis-II stadium), which ended in a 2-1 defeat, the first of the Monegasques since the beginning of the preparation.
For this meeting played in front of 50,000 spectators, Philippe Clément had chosen to return to 4-4-2, after having tested a three-way defense against Inter Milan last Saturday.
If ASM has long responded to the intense physical challenge offered to them by Sergio Conceiçao’s men, they have suffered more in the recovery and use of the ball. Without Fofana, preserved after participating in the opposition the day before, the pair of defensive midfielders Jean Lucas-Matazo appeared a little too unobtrusive, and Porto stung in transitions.
It took several parades from Nübel (2′, 5′, 39), or good returns from the Disasi-Maripan hinge (4′, 61′) to delay the deadline. Little changed in the second half, Monaco logically gave up physically and finally gave in on a penalty from Taremi, conceded by Vanderson (67 ‘). Then five minutes later, on a header from Galeno left free by the Brazilian, strangely uncomfortable since the start of the preseason.
Often too lonely and poorly served in the absence of Golovin, victim of a little muscular discomfort, Ben Yedder took advantage of a penalty obtained by the young Enzo Couto to reduce the gap at the end of the match (90 ‘) and treated his stat sheet (3 goals in 3 games).
The Monegasques will have one last opportunity to test themselves on Wednesday evening in Southampton before switching to the first big challenge of their season.
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AS Monaco concedes its first defeat of the preparation against Porto (2-1)