Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Portimonense play host to Belenenses at their Estadio Municipal de Portimao in the Primeira Liga round 11. Portimonense aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Estoril and Braga, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against O Belem. Both Nakajima and Angulo are pushing for a start, with Renato Junior and Sa likely to drop to the bench after the duo failed to impress in the 3-0 loss at Braga.
Belenenses, on the other hand, defeated Santa Clara 2-1 at the weekend, with the team finally recording their first win of the season. Nuno Pedro is pushing for a start after scoring a late winner against Santa Clara. Even though Filipe Candido should have a full squad to choose from for Saturday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on Portimonense as O Belem have yet to record a win on the road in the 2021/2022 season.
Highlighted Player (Lucas Possignolo ):
Lucas Possignolo is a Brazilian footballer who started his youth career at Sao Paulo, but he did not make his senior debut with the Tricolor. Possignolo moved to Portimonense on loan in 2014, and after scoring four goals in 57 appearances in the league, he signed a permanent deal with the Primeira Liga club in 2017.
The Brazilian defender made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on August 17, 2017, in a 2-1 home win over Boavista. Possignolo scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in a 5-1 home defeat to Porto on February 25, 2018. His primary position at Portimonense is a centre-back, and his preferred foot is right.
Lucas Possignolo was born in Piracicaba, Brazil, on May 11, 1994. The 185-cm-tall defender, who wears the number 3 jersey at Portimonense, joined Sao Paulo at the age of 17.
Highlighted Team (Belenenses):
Founded on September 23, 1919, Belenenses are a Portuguese club that host their rivals at Estado do Restelo. The stadium can hold up to 19,856 spectators and it was built in 1956. O Belem play home games in blue shirts and white shorts and white is the dominant colour of their away kit.
By beating the likes of IFK Goteborg and Rheindorf Altach Belenenses booked their place in the Europa League group stages in the 2015/2016 season. Despite defeating Swiss side Basel in their group, the Portuguese club eventually finished the process in the last position in the standings.
The Estado do Restelo outfit did well to win the Primeira Liga trophy in the 1945/1946 season, with the team finishing the season only one point clear of second-placed Benfica. Speaking of the Portuguese Cup, Belenenses clinched their third Taca de Portugal trophy in the 1988/1989 season. Vitor Godinho is the player with most appearances for the club (272).