Benfica beat Chaves in Liga Portugal
After var Checking, the goal is disallowed
Petar Musa (Benfica) fires the ball into the back of the net!
The referee allows the substitution. Thibang Phete. leaves to be replaced by Jo
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Luis Morgado receives a red card even though he wasn’t on the pitch. Unsporting behavior, according to the referee.
Paulo Jesus (Chaves) receives yellow card
Goal! Arthur Cabral (Benfica) is the quickest to the rebound and rifles it into the back of the net. 0:1.
End of first half and Benfica 0-0 Chaves
We will have 1 minute overtime
Angel Di Maria takes a free-kick from halfway, but the ball smashes into the wall. The goalkeeper has set up the barrier perfectly.
Angel Di Maria receives a great pass inside the area and, even with his back to goal, manages to turn and hit a powerful shot that skims the crossbar.
Benfica kept possession, producing short passes and one-two tables from player to player.
Bruno Rodrigues pulls the shirt of an opponent and Helder Malheiro blows the whistle for a foul. Foul for Benfica.
Antonio Silva receives a yellow card
Benfica didn’t take advantage of the corner to score. The opposing defense was alert and cleared the danger.
Thanks to a fantastic intervention by the defender, the corner taken by Chaves was perfectly cleared.
Benfica showed excellent teamwork. Exchanging a few short passes and one-two passes, hoping to open up the opposition’s defense to set up a move.
Goncalo Guedes is about to break free, but the opposing defender clears the danger. The ball goes out of play for a corner. Benfica keep the ball in the attacking half.
The ball is rolling for Benfica x Chaves
Even playing away from home, Benfica have a much better record in the competition and are the favorites to win today’s match.
The game promises to be a busy one, with good attacking numbers for the visitors and great defensive lapses for Chaves. As a result, the match is likely to end with more than two goals on the scoreboard.
Despite this, Chaves have managed to find the back of the net, increasing the chances of a match with both clubs scoring goals.
Benfica are second in the Portuguese league with 22 points. The club has 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, as well as 19 goals scored and 8 goals conceded.
Their last match was in the League Cup and ended in a 2-0 away win against Arouca.
Chaves are 14th in the Portuguese league, with 7 points. The club has 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats, as well as 12 goals scored and 26 goals conceded.
Their last match ended in a 5-0 defeat away to Vitória.
The two clubs have met 8 times, with 1 win for Chaves, 1 draw and 6 wins for Benfica. The most recent match ended in a 1-0 home win for Chaves.
Chaves and Benfica face off in the 10th round of the Portuguese Championship. The match will take place this Saturday (04), at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), in Chaves, at the Estádio Municipal de Chaves.
1 hour to start the game
The match between Chaves and Benfica will kick off at 12:30 pm (Brasília time) at the Estádio Municipal in Chaves, Portugal, in the 10th round of the Liga Portugal 2023/24. Star+ (streaming) will be broadcasting live. You can watch it all here on VAVEL Brasil.
Hugo Souza; Bruno Rodrigues, Steven Vitoria and João Queirós; Carraça, Guimarães, Ruben Ribeiro and Sandro Cruz; Ruben Lameiras, Héctor Hernández and João Correia.
Trubin; Nicolas Otamendi, António Silva and Felipe Morato; Aursnes, João Mário, Florentino Luís and Juan Bernat; Rafa Silva and Di Maria; Arthur Cabral.
The Eagles come into the match on the back of a win against Arouca in the League Cup. Looking to keep the run going, Roger Schmidt is likely to make few changes to his starting line-up. Bernat forms the midfield quartet alongside Florentino Luís, Aursnes and João Mário. New to the attack is Arthur Cabral.
The Flavians are looking to get maximum points at home and to do so, Moreno Teixeira is likely to keep the same formation as in recent games. The new addition is João Queirós, who will form the defensive trio with Bruno Rodrigues and Steven Vitoria.
