Marítimo v Benfica (2026/27): TV, likely XI, times and… | OneFootball

Benfica will play their fourth Liga Portugal Betclic match this Saturday. Marco Silva’s side travel to the Marítimo Stadium, where they will face the home team in the 5th round of the competition and are looking for a win to pull away from the top spots.

In their last match, Benfica beat Estoril 2-1 at the Luz in a 4th-round league match. The Eagles went into the break ahead thanks to Pavlidis, who pounced on a loose ball in the box in the 40th minute. Lenglet doubled the lead early in the second half before Begraoui pulled one back.

Samuel Soares; Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Lenglet and Samuel Dahl; João Palhinha and Leandro Barreiro; Rafa, Georgiy Sudakov and Gianluca Prestianni; Vangelis Pavlidis. This should be the starting XI chosen by Marco Silva for the clash in Madeira.

Before the match against Marítimo, Marco Silva previewed the clash in the pre-match press conference: “I agree that they’ve started with good results, which is good for a team that has returned to the Primeira Liga. They are an aggressive team in their own space and have a good atmosphere. Teams that come up usually arrive on the back of a run of wins. They will cause us difficulties and we will have to be at our best,” said the coach.

For this Monday’s fixture, Fredrik Aursnes returns to the Eagles’ squad after a foot injury. As a result, Jaden Umeh, who is still sidelined with a right thigh injury and is expected to remain out for some time, is the only Benfica absence.

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