#FT: Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP
Venue: Estádio da Luz
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Benfica
Anatoliy Trubin, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva, Morato , Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, João Neves, Florentino Luís (Casper Tengstedt), Petar Musa (Arthur Cabral), João Mário (Goncalo Guedes), Ángel Di María.
Subs: João Victor , Chiquinho , David Jurasek, Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia.
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Sporting CP
Antonio Adán, Sebastián Coates, Gonçalo Inacio, Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita (Paulinho ), Morten Hjulmand, Matheus Reis (Nuno Santos), Ricardo Esgaio, Viktor Gyökeres, Pedro Gonçalves (Francisco Trincão), Marcus Edwards (Jerry St. Juste).
Subs: Daniel Bragança, Afonso Bastardo Moreira, Franco Israel, Dário Essugo, Luís Neto.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
15’ Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22’ Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45’ Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a through ball following a fast break.
51’ Second yellow card to Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) for a bad foul.
57’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
57’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Marcus Edwards.
64’ Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
64’ Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Florentino.
66’ João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69’ Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Matheus Reis.
73’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Pote.
75’ João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85’ Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Hidemasa Morita because of an injury.
87’ Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Mário.
90’+4’ Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato with a headed pass following a corner.
90’+7’ Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Refs will always keep Benfica in the game, pure joke
Benfica full of plastic fans that’s for sure…stadium is like a library until they score surprise surprises… they will do nothing this year they are shit
Huge win for Benfica
If we dont secure a decent striker in January (unlikely) and stick it out with João Mario for the rest of the season (likely) we are indeed in deep shit.
Also, João Neves is insane. Best player on our team today by far and the kid is only 19.
Benfica were genuinely so poor, even against 10 men, Roger is the luckiest man alive.
This is zero football heritage or whatever Mourinho said that one time
Filhos da puta
Bad defending at the end cost Sporting. Last subs were very poor as well imo. Wouldn’t say losing would have been the fair result but that’s football. Thought the referee had a rather good game tbh, Inácio was rightly sent off.
Team of losers, this was to be expected. Big 3 in name only, we’re around the level of braga at best and even that’s questionable in the last few years tbf
Never in doubt.
Sporting, never change
Pissed, but we did as well as we could with one man down, Paulinho for Morita was a dumbass decision though.
Not going to complain about the refs they will eventually be shit to our side so it is what it is.
I’m still pissed, We’re lucky we have Neves carrying this team
Never doubt Benfica win.
Artur Soares Dias had a great game, controlled it from the start to finish!
On the verge of tears, I can’t believe this shit. Until my last breath I will curse Benfica.