Benfica thrash Lisbon rivals 8-0, leap to top of the league | OneFootball

Benfica’s women’s football team defeated Damaiense 8-0 in a match played this Saturday, September 27. In this third round game of the Liga BPI, held at the home of the red emblem, the Eagles triumphed once again, following their rout against Guimarães in the previous round.

The truth is that the match between Benfica and Damaiense was rather one-sided. The Eagles started strong, scoring the first goal just five minutes in through Cristina Martín-Prieto. In the 14th minute, Chandra Davidson doubled the lead, and in the 39th, Carole Costa made it 3-0 from the penalty spot, in a play that resulted in a red card for the Amadora team. Before halftime, Anna Gasper still managed to make it 4-0.

The second half told a similar story. Cristina Martín-Prieto made it 5-0 just two minutes after the break. Between the 65th and 68th minutes, two goals from Diana Silva and another from Carole Costa pushed the score to 8-0. The Eagles kept pressing for more, but the final score remained an eight-goal difference between the two teams.

With this victory – their second of the 2025/26 season in four matches played – Benfica’s women’s football team now has seven points in the Liga BPI and jumps to the top of the national championship. Trailing the Eagles by just one point is Sporting (who have played one game less).

Benfica’s women’s football team will be back in action next Tuesday, October 7, with a visit to Juventus. The match, part of the first round of the Women’s Champions League, is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. in Turin, and Ivan Batista’s squad aims to secure their third consecutive win across all competitions.

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