Benfica see off Farense with goals from Richard Ríos and Franjo Ivanovic | OneFootball

Sport Lisboa e Benfica went to Farense’s ground this Wednesday and won 2-0, securing a place in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. The goals for the reds in this match of the premier competition were scored by Richard Ríos (11’) and Franjo Ivanovic (56’).

Samuel Soares (46’), Tomás Araújo, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Manu Silva, Richard Ríos, Andreas Schjelderup (82’), Gianluca Prestianni (88’), Georgiy Sudakov (36’), and Franjo Ivanovic were José Mourinho’s starting choices. Fredrik Aursnes (36’), Anatoliy Trubin (46’), João Rego (82’), and Daniel Banjaqui (88’) came on during the match.

The Eagles started the match strongly and quickly took the lead. In the 11th minute, following a free kick, Richard Ríos fired the ball into the back of the net. In the second half – after Samuel Soares and Sudakov had left due to injury – Franjo Ivanovic took advantage of a rebound from the Farense goalkeeper and only had to tap the ball into the net.

With this victory – the 19th in 29 matches this season – José Mourinho’s team secures a place in the quarter-finals and now awaits the outcome of Famalicão vs Porto. Regardless of the winner, the reds will play away from home, with the match scheduled for January 14.

The next fixture for Benfica’s first team is set for next Monday, December 22, 2025, against Famalicão. The match, part of the 15th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will take place at Estádio da Luz and is scheduled to kick off at 20:45, with live broadcast on BTV.

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