Benfica - Moreirense: Rout at the Luz sends Eagles clear in second | OneFootball

A happy day at the Estádio da Luz. On the afternoon of this Saturday, April 25, Benfica's men’s football team was in action against Moreirense. In a match from the 31st round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Eagles beat the Cónegos 4-1. Leandro Barreiro, Richard Ríos and Franjo Ivanovic (2) scored for the Glorious One. Check out the full match here.

Anatoliy Trubin, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Richard Ríos, Leandro Barreiro, Fredrik Aursnes, Dodi Lukebakio, Rafa Silva and Vangelis Pavlidis were José Mourinho’s starting picks. During the match, Amar Dedic, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Franjo Ivanovic and Manu also came on.

Playing at home in front of their fans, the Luz club came flying out of the blocks and did not need much time to make it 1-0, thanks to Leandro Barreiro (2'). Near the half-hour mark, the stands witnessed two more goals, with Diogo Travassos equalising (26') and Richard Ríos putting Benfica back in front (29'). The Eagles went into the break leading 2-1.

In the second half, the Luz club once again came out eager to settle the match, but the Cónegos’ defence kept resisting the Reds’ attacks. Mourinho looked to shake up the team to give it more life and put the result beyond doubt, but without the desired effect. As the minutes ticked by, the Eagles made it 3-1 through an Ivanovic finish (89'). In stoppage time, the Croatian grabbed his brace (4-1).

With this result, José Mourinho’s men continue to dream of the objective set in recent weeks, but they still depend on their direct rivals. As things stand, Benfica remain second in the Liga Portugal Betclic with 75 points, but Sporting have two games in hand and 71 points.

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