Incredible! Benfica win ends dismal run against Sporting | OneFootball

Benfica’s victory over Sporting away from home on the afternoon of Sunday, April 19, had an even more special taste for the Reds. After João Pinheiro’s final whistle, José Mourinho’s side, besides jumping into second place, also managed to end a winless run at their rival’s ground that had lasted four years.

According to Playmaker data, the Luz club won again at their rival’s stadium, four years after the last time they had come out on top. Based on the information provided by the statistics portal, the Reds beat the Lions 2-0 on the night of April 17, 2022.

In a match that also counted for the 30th round of the league, Benfica, then coached by Nélson Veríssimo, now manager of the Eagles’ reserve squad, defeated Ruben Amorim’s side thanks to goals from Darwin Núñez and Gil Dias, two players who are no longer with the Glorioso.

With that, the Eagles returned to winning ways at their rival’s ground in league matches. Since that night in 2022, Benfica had picked up just one point at their rival’s home over the last three seasons (two defeats and one draw). In 2024/25, Bruno Lage had that chance, but it did not end happily for him in the match that marked Rui Borges’ debut.

It should be remembered that José Mourinho’s team beat Sporting at Alvalade thanks to goals from Andreas Schjelderup (27') and Rafa Silva (90+3'). With this result, Benfica moved provisionally into second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings with 72 points, but the Lions can reclaim the position since they have a game in hand.

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