Porto v Benfica: TV details, expected XI and kick-off time | OneFootball

Benfica travel to the Estádio do Dragão on Sunday for the clássico with Porto, a Liga Portugal Betclic meeting that could take them top in the seventh round.

According to Glorioso 1904, Benfica beat Gil Vicente 3-1 in their last league outing at the Estádio da Luz, with two from Vangelis Pavlidis and one from Gianluca Prestianni. Their most recent match was a 2-0 win over Milan in the Europa League.

The expected XI is Samuel Soares, Alexander Bah, Tomás Araújo, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Dahl, João Palhinha, Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, Gianluca Prestianni, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis.

Speaking before the game, Marco Silva said he anticipates a very difficult contest, given the stature and objectives of both sides. He added that playing away increases the challenge, just as it would for Porto if the roles were reversed.

Kick-off is at 20:30 on 20 September. Live coverage is on Sport TV 1. Jaden Umeh and Enzo Barrenechea are out injured. The referee is Miguel Nogueira, assistants Paulo Brás and Nuno Pires, fourth official Fábio Melo, VAR Luís Ferreira, AVAR João Bessa Silva.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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