Benfica come from behind against Sporting (3-1) and go top of the league | OneFootball

Benfica’s under-15 team beat Sporting 3-1 this Saturday, May 30, in a match from the 13th round of the championship stage of the U15s, and secured a vital win in the race for the national title.

In Seixal, the derby got off to an electrifying start, and it was the visitors who made it 1-0, with Aladje Conte clinically finishing off a green-and-white counterattack. Benfica’s response came before half-time, in the 35th minute, when Leonardo Lima took advantage of a poor clearance by the opposing defence and fired a low shot from the edge of the box to level the score.

In the second half, the match remained balanced, with chances for both sides. The game was only decided in the closing stages, with Gonçalo Tavares (72') and Leonardo Lima (80+7') scoring the goals that sealed the final result.

With this victory — their 21st in 31 matches this season — João Faria Rodrigues’ side are top of the table with 28 points, two more than Porto (26, albeit with a game in hand). In the next round, the young Eagles will visit Braga. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 11:00 am, in Minho.

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