Benfica duo rejoice with Portugal after ex-Benfica man's magic night | OneFootball

The women’s national team put in a great performance on Tuesday night, April 14, by winning away to Latvia (3-0). In a match where Francisco Neto’s side were superior, the coach started two Benfica stars - where Ivan Baptista stood out -, Catarina Amado and Lúcia Alves, and saw Kika Nazareth, a standout figure in Benfica’s history, emerge as the star of the match.

Inês Pereira; Catarina Amado, Carolina Correia, Diana Gomes and Lúcia Alves; Pauleta, Andreia Faria, Tatiana Pinto and Kika Nazareth; Ana Capeta and Jéssica Silva was the starting eleven picked by Francisco Neto. On the bench, the coach also had Rute Costa, Sierra Cota-Yarde, Bárbara Lopes, Daniela Santos, Andreia Bravo, Carolina Santiago, Fátima Pinto, Dolores Silva, Carole Costa, Diana Silva, Beatriz Fonseca and Nádia Bravo.

In a match where the Navigators took control early on, they created several dangerous chances, although the home side did the same. But in the 14th minute, Kika Nazareth opened the scoring, putting Portugal ahead.

The Portugal international and former Benfica player did not stop there and, still during the opening 45 minutes, provided an assist for Tatiana Pinto to make it 2-0, leaving the Portuguese comfortably ahead at the break. In the second half, Portugal kept pushing to extend the lead and, in the 73rd minute, Kika Nazareth grabbed her second, sealing the final 3-0 scoreline.

With this win, the national team, which had been relegated to League B of the Nations League, is enjoying a very positive campaign and has yet to put a foot wrong. As things stand, Portugal lead Group B3 with 9 points, ahead of second-placed Finland, who have 6 points.

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