Benfica v Porto: Inspiradoras win Portuguese Cup in first-ever clássico | OneFootball

The party at Jamor was red and white. On the afternoon of this Sunday, May 17, Benfica’s women’s team won another Portuguese Cup against Porto. In the decisive match, the Inspiradoras beat the blue-and-white side 2-0, thanks to two goals scored by Caroline Møller. Read the story of the match here.

Lena Pauels, Marit Lund, Nycole Raysla, Caroline Møller, Lúcia Alves, Carole Costa, Diana Silva, Catarina Amado, Pauleta, Diana Gomes and Anna Gasper were the players who started the match against the blue-and-white side. Ivan Baptista also had Thaís Lima, Beatriz Cameirão, Cristina Prieto, Letícia Almeida, Christy Ucheibe, Chandra Davidson, Ana Clara Oliveira, Carolina Tristão and Neide Guedes on Benfica’s bench.

Playing at the National Stadium in Jamor, the traditional stage for the cup final festivities, the six-time national champions faced the second-division winners, in a match that started better for the Reds. In the opening minutes, Benfica made it 1-0 through Caroline Møller (4'), with the goal confirmed by VAR. In a first half in which the Inspiradoras were superior, the Eagles also made it 2-0 before the break, with the Danish forward grabbing her second (40').

In the second half, the team in red continued at a high tempo, but without any rush to score more goals, against a Porto side still taking its first steps in the elite of women’s football. As the minutes passed, the Inspiradoras still created more chances, but the score remained unchanged.

At the final whistle, the Club from Luz secured the Portuguese Cup, completing the domestic double in Ivan Baptista’s first year in charge of the team in red.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.