Benfica win with ease, but title party is put on hold | OneFootball

In the late afternoon of this Sunday, April 5, Benfica's women's football team was in action. Playing in Seixal, the Inspiradoras hosted and beat Torreense by the narrowest of margins (2-0). In the match for the 15th round of the Liga BPI, Diana Silva scored both of the Eagles' goals, but the securing of the national six-time championship was postponed until the next round.

Lena Pauels, Catarina Amado, Christy Ucheibe, Carole Costa, Marit Lund, Pauleta, Anna Gasper, Lúcia Alves, Caroline Møller, Nycole Raysla and Diana Silva were Ivan Baptista's starting picks, who had predicted a difficult match. On the bench, the coach also had Thaís Lima, Beatriz Cameirão, Cristina Prieto, Letícia Almeida, Diana Gomes, Chandra Davidson, Ana Clara Oliveira, Carissa Boeckmann and Neide Guedes.

Playing on pitch No. 1 in Seixal, Benfica started the match very strongly, creating several chances in the opening minutes and coming very close to opening the scoring. As the minutes went by, Torreense managed to respond, but without being able to threaten Lena Pauels' goal. In the 20th minute, the Inspiradoras made it 1-0 through Diana Silva. Before half-time, the team from the Oeste came very close to scoring, but the shot went over the bar.

In the second half, much like what had happened in the opening minutes, both teams had some clear chances but were unable to convert. Right around the 51st minute, Nycole Raysla made it 2-0, but the officiating team flagged the Brazilian forward offside. As the match entered its final stretch, Torreense began to cause even more problems and came close to leveling the game. Five minutes before the final whistle, Diana Silva grabbed her brace and made it 2-0.

With this result, the Club from Luz had to delay its title celebrations, since for the Eagles to wrap up the championship, Sporting needed to drop points. However, the Lionesses beat Braga 3-1. After the calculations, Benfica remain top of the Liga BPI with 39 points. The Inspiradoras' next match is scheduled for April 25, away to the Braga side.

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