Benfica back to winning ways in the league, eyeing top spot | OneFootball

On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 2nd, Benfica was in action visiting the home of Estrela Amadora. The two teams took to the field for the 14th round of the 1st phase of the Liga Revelação, a competition for under-23 squads. At the end of the match, the reds left smiling with a 2-0 victory.

After a break in the competition, the eagles returned to action, determined to respond differently after having conceded two consecutive draws in the previous rounds, against Estoril and União Leiria. Against the tricolors, Vítor Vinha fielded the following eleven: Arnas Voitinovicius, Juvenal Correia, Diogo Rocha, Dinis Telehovschi, Nilson Semedo, Gil Neves, Isaac Ferreira, Tiago Rodrigues, João Afonso, João Pedro Gonçalves, and Gustavo Ferreira.

Despite playing as visitors, Benfica was not intimidated by the opponent, taking control of the match from the start. In fact, it was the eagles who opened the scoring in the 25th minute, with a finish by João Afonso.

In the second half, Estrela Amadora, trailing on the scoreboard, took more risks and also had their opportunities. However, effectiveness was lacking, as was the case for Benfica. Close to the 85th minute, Gustavo Ferreira made it 2-0.

With this result, Vítor Vinha's team ends the sequence of two consecutive draws and returns to victories in the competition. After 13 games played, the eagles are in 2nd place in the standings, with 29 points, still having a game in hand compared to Torreense.

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