After win at Alvalade, Benfica seize huge Liga Portugal Betclic record | OneFootball

By beating Sporting 2-1 at Alvalade, Benfica recorded, last Sunday, April 19, their 45th straight game without defeat in the Liga Portugal Betclic. This run began away at Estrela da Amadora (3-2), on February 2 of last year, after the defeat in Rio Maior against Casa Pia (1-3), on January 25.

Since that defeat against the geese, no one has managed to bring down the Eagles again. However, the team managed by is still a long way from Benfica’s all-time best, which is 56 matches without defeat, recorded between 1976/77 and 1978/79. The current run consists of 33 wins and 12 draws.

Benfica, besides jumping into second place, also managed to break a winless streak at their rival’s ground that had lasted four years.

According to data from 'Playmaker', the Luz club triumphed again at their rival’s home, four years after the last time they had smiled there. Based on the information provided by the statistics portal, the Reds beat the Lions 2-0 on the night of April 17, 2022.

In a match that also counted for the 30th round of the league, Benfica, then coached by Nélson Veríssimo, current manager of the Eagles’ reserve squad, defeated the team led by Ruben Amorim thanks to goals from Darwin Núñez and Gil Dias, two players who are no longer in the service of the Reds.

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