Casa Pia head into Benfica clash with one goal in mind | OneFootball

Casa Pia aims to lock down their goal at Estádio da Luz and counter a recent trend. According to the revealed data, heading into the match against Benfica, the Pina Manique team has the third-worst defense in the Championship, having conceded 22 goals, nine of which occurred in the last two rounds.

As reported by the newspaper Record in today's edition, November 8, the geese, who have undergone a change in technical command, want to prevent their goal from being a weak point again, this time against José Mourinho's team, and therefore, one of the objectives at Estádio da Luz is to keep a clean sheet.

Heading into the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Casa Pia has only kept a clean sheet in three of the 11 official matches this season. Interestingly, all of them were away games and ended in victory: AVS and Arouca, both 2-0, in the Championship, and in the 3rd round of the Portuguese Cup, 3-0.

Currently occupying the 16th position in the standings, the Pina Manique team seeks to change this trend against the red and whites, and one of the solutions should involve changes in the starting lineup. As previously reported, Gonçalo Brandão is expected to place João Goulart back in the geese's defense.

It should be noted that, before the third international break, Benfica will take the field this Sunday, November 9, for another round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, hosting Casa Pia. The match is scheduled for 8:30 PM at Estádio da Luz and will be exclusively broadcast on BTV.

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