Down to 10 men, Benfica outclass Sporting and win at the Lions’ den (1-0) | OneFootball

The Benfica junior team won during their visit to Sporting's home ground (1-0), this Friday, September 26, in a match for the eighth round of the National Championship for the under-19 category. The Reds won again, following their victory against Alverca in the previous round.

Playing at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium, in Alcochete, the only goal of the match came at 43 minutes by Anísio Cabral. Just before the break, Nilson Semedo was shown a red card at 45+3 and left the Eagles a man down with the whole second half still to play.

In the second half, despite being one man down, the Benfica managed to neutralize the pressure exerted by the green and white rival and even had chances to extend the lead. However, the score remained unchanged and the Eagles secured a precious victory.

With this victory - the fourth in six games this season - Luís Araújo's team now has 11 points and occupies the second place in the table. In the lead is Sporting, with 13 points, but they have played three more matches than the Reds. In the next round, Benfica hosts Tondela. Before that, the Club of Light faces Chelsea on Tuesday, September 30, at 3:00 p.m., in a Youth League duel.

The eleven presented by the Club of Light consisted of: Leonardo Lopes (Goalkeeper), Martim Vasconcelos, Ricardo Neto, Mauro Furtado, Nilson Semedo, André Vakulyuk, João Pedro Gonçalves, Dinis Telehovschi, Tiago Rodrigues, Anísio Cabral and Tomás Soares.

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