Benfica return to winning ways after stoppage-time comeback | OneFootball

Benfica’s under-23 team continues to recover in the Liga Revelação. On the morning of this Tuesday, April 7, the Eagles travelled to Santa Clara’s ground in a match from the 11th round of the championship qualification phase, where Benfica won 3-2.

were Vítor Vinha’s initial choices in a match where the Eagles were looking to keep their under-23 season on track.

Playing in the Azores, Benfica started the match more strongly and wasted no time in finding the way to the island side’s goal. To the Eagles’ delight, Benfica opened the scoring in the 8th minute, going ahead. However, the Reds’ lead would not last long.

Minutes later, the referee signalled an infringement inside Benfica’s penalty area, awarding a penalty to the Azorean side, with the home team managing to level the score before half-time (1-1). In the second half, the island side came out with more determination to turn the match around and eventually made it 2-1 in the 64th minute. In the closing stages, the club from Luz managed to equalise at 2-2. In stoppage time, the Reds made it 3-2.

after suffering another setback in the previous round, against Académico de Viseu. All things considered, Benfica continues to improve in the competition, sitting fifth in the standings with just 15 points.

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