Sporting beat Benfica 2-1, but stay bottom, 10 points behind | OneFootball

The Sporting under-23 team beat Benfica 2-1 this Friday, April 24, in a match from the 13th round of the Liga Revelação Championship Playoff phase. After the heavy defeat against Torreense in the previous round, the Lions returned to winning ways.

In a match played at Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete, the Lions started better and took the lead as early as the 5th minute thanks to an own goal by Guilherme Gaspar. Benfica then reacted and managed to equalise through a header from Diogo Rocha (21'). The 1-1 did not last long, as just three minutes later Diogo Martins (24') put the Lions back in front.

After the break, the match was once again very balanced, with both teams creating good chances to change the scoreline again. Even so, the Alvalade club held on to the lead and defeated their eternal rival.

With this win — their 11th in 33 matches this season — Filipe Neto's side now have eight points and remain in eighth and last place. Benfica are fourth with 18 points. Sporting's under-23s return to action on Tuesday, April 28, against Santa Clara at 5:30 pm in the Azores.

The starting line-up fielded by the green-and-white side was made up of: Tiago Leitão (Goalkeeper), Konstantin Nikitenko, Daniel Ciesielski, Miguel Alves, Afonso Lee, Guilherme Santos, Ivanildo Mendes, Rafael Camacho, Diogo Martins, Délcio Aurélio and Rayhan Momade.

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