Benfica duo all smiles with Portugal after ex-Benfica star's magic night | OneFootball

The women’s national team was in fine form on Tuesday night, April 14, winning away to Latvia (3-0). In a match where Francisco Neto’s side were superior, the coach started two Benfica stars - Benfica - where Ivan Baptista stood out -, Catarina Amado and Lúcia Alves, and saw Kika Nazareth, a standout figure in the club’s history, emerge as the star of the match.

Inês Pereira; Catarina Amado, Carolina Correia, Diana Gomes and Lúcia Alves; Pauleta, Andreia Faria, Tatiana Pinto and Kika Nazareth; Ana Capeta and Jéssica Silva was the starting eleven chosen by Francisco Neto. On the bench, the coach also had Rute Costa, Sierra Cota-Yarde, Bárbara Lopes, Daniela Santos, Andreia Bravo, Carolina Santiago, Fátima Pinto, Dolores Silva, Carole Costa, Diana Silva, Beatriz Fonseca and Nádia Bravo.

In a match where the Navigators took control early on, they created several dangerous chances, with the home side doing the same. However, in the 14th minute, Kika Nazareth managed to open the scoring, putting Portugal ahead.

The Portugal international and former Benfica player did not stop there and, still during the opening 45 minutes, provided an assist for Tatiana Pinto to make it 2-0, leaving the Portuguese comfortably ahead at the break. In the second half, Portugal kept pushing to extend the lead and, in the 73rd minute, Kika Nazareth grabbed her second goal, sealing the final 3-0 scoreline.

With this win, the national team, which had been relegated to League B of the Nations League, is enjoying a very positive campaign, having yet to put a foot wrong. As things stand, Portugal leads Group B3 with 9 points, ahead of Finland in second place with 6 points.

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