The Portuguese club's Mexican trio struggled for minutes at the start of the season but is now vital to success Wednesday
PorTri was PorToast.
With four Mexico national team players on the books, Porto acquired the nickname in the Americas, nodding at the number of players from El Tri suiting up for the Dragons. At the start of the 2017-18 season, though, there was no Mexican spice in the team.
Now, ahead of Porto's round of 16 first-leg match against Liverpool, the flavor is back. Midfielder Hector Herrera should start and captain the team, winger Jesus Corona will put in a shift and even center back Diego Reyes may play a role after spending the first four months of the season rooted firmly to the bench.