Benfica back to winning ways in latest round of the National Championship | OneFootball

On Saturday, December 13, Benfica’s U17 team hosted and thrashed Alverca with a convincing 5-0 victory. The Eagles and the Ribatejo side faced off in a match counting for the 15th round of the 1st phase of the National U17 Championship. Sub-17.

In this way, the young Eagles, who are looking to return to the form that earned them the title last season, got back to winning ways after having settled for a draw away at Farense. Against Alverca, the starting eleven was: António Luís, Tomás Ferreira, Miguel Vieira, Benjamim Semedo, Leonardo Tavares, Simão Constantino, Anderson Semedo, Paulo Sousa, Afonso Ferreirinha, João Silva, and Tomás Almeida.

Playing at home at the Benfica Campus, the red-clad team was not intimidated by their opponent and imposed their collective quality. After 20 minutes, the Eagles were already leading 1-0, thanks to a goal from Tomás Almeida. Before halftime, Afonso Ferreirinha (39') made it 2-0.

In the second half, the Ribatejo team had no chance of stopping Benfica’s dominance, who extended their lead in the 56th minute with a finish from Francisco Wang. The last two goals came close to the 90th minute, scored by Nazif Inoussa and Afonso Ferreirinha, who netted a brace in the match.

With this result, the red team returns to winning ways in the league, moving closer to Sporting. Interestingly, on December 20 at 3:00 PM, Benfica is set to face the Lions at Estádio Aurélio Pereira.

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