Moreirense v Benfica, 2026/27: TV channel, kick-off time and probable XI | OneFootball

Benfica travel to Moreira de Cónegos on Wednesday to face Moreirense in a rearranged Liga Portugal Betclic fixture from the third round, aiming to draw level with Sporting and trim the gap to Porto.

Kick-off is at 20:45 at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. According to Glorioso 1904, TVI will broadcast the match, Daniel Banjaqui returns to the squad and could start, while Jaden Umeh remains out with a right thigh injury and Alexander Bah is recovering from a right shoulder injury.

In their last outing, Benfica won 3-0 at Marítimo in the fifth round. Leandro Barreiro put them ahead after seven minutes, added a second on 71 minutes, and Gianluca Prestianni sealed it on 82 minutes.

Marco Silva is expected to pick Samuel Soares, Daniel Banjaqui, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, João Palhinha, Leandro Barreiro, Rafa, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni and Vangelis Pavlidis.

Ahead of the game, Marco Silva said he anticipates a very difficult match on a tough pitch, adding that Moreirense’s level means Benfica must be at their best to take three points, ideally with a good display, though he noted that is not always possible.

Referee Fábio Veríssimo will be assisted by Pedro Mota and Hugo Coimbra, with Vítor Ferreira as fourth official, Rui Costa as VAR and Tiago Leandro as AVAR.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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