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Pre-season: Porto 0 Wolves 1 - Report

A Pedro Neto strike handed Wolves a 1-0 win over Porto in their first summer friendly in front of fans.

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Pedro Neto celebrates with Matheus Nunes (Getty)

At a hot and sunny Estadio da Bela Vista in Portugal, the first chance of the game fell to Porto after some nice build-up play got them to the edge of the box, but a tame effort did not trouble Jose Sa.

Pedro Neto scores (Getty)

In what was a typical pre-season fixture, a slow start saw Wolves give away the ball with several sloppy passes as Porto aimed to take control.

Despite that, it was Julen Lopetegui’s team that took the lead when Matheus Nunes crossed from the right flank and found Neto at the far post, who tapped home.

Porto pushed for an equaliser and almost found it when Otavio raced down the right flank and tried to cut the ball back to Toni Martinez, but Craig Dawson intercepted.

A clash between Jose Sa and Taremi in the box could have resulted in a Porto penalty, but the Wolves goalkeeper was awarded a free-kick.

Wolves celebrate (Getty)