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Benfica will have their second Liga Portugal Betclic fixture this Monday. Marco Silva’s side travel to the Rio Maior Stadium, where they will face Casa Pia, in the second round of the competition, and they want a win to shake off the bitter taste of the 2-2 draw in their opening match against Académico de Viseu.

Last Thursday, Benfica also picked up an away draw against Scotland’s Hearts (1-1), but secured qualification for the Europa League playoff round, having won the first leg at the Luz 6-0, which gave Marco Silva the chance to test alternative options in the last match. Against the Geese, however, the coach is expected to field his strongest lineup.

Samuel Soares, Alexander Bah, Clément Lenglet, Tomás Araújo and Samuel Dahl; Enzo Barrenechea, Leandro Barreiro, Rafa Silva, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni and Vangelis Pavlidis. This is expected to be the starting eleven chosen by Marco Silvato secure Benfica’s first win in the Liga Portugal this season.

For this Monday’s match, Marco Silva still will not be able to count on Fredrik Aursnes, who is recovering from a right foot injury. Amar Dedic, who is still under contract with the Eagles, is also out, as he is in England, where he will sign for Newcastle in a deal that could bring 35 million to the Reds’ coffers.

With those absences, the coach is betting on keeping the core of the team that has featured in the main Europa League matches to win the clash against Casa Pia and avoid letting Porto open up a big lead, since the Dragons have won both of their matches so far.

Broadcast: Sport TV 1

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