Arouca v Benfica: Ríos gives hope, Ivanovic seals the points (Video) | OneFootball

New fight until the end in the realm of the eagle. On the night of this Saturday, March 14, Benfica, missing some key players, managed to overcome Arouca. In the 26th round match of Liga Portugal, the eagles defeated the wolves 21-1). Richard Ríos and Franjo Ivanovic were the authors of the hard-fought victory for the reds.

Anatoliy Trubin, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Tomás Araújo, Samuel Dahl, Richard Ríos, Leandro Barreiro, Dodi Lukebakio, Rafa Silva, Andreas Schjelderup, and Vangelis Pavlidis were the choices of João Tralhão - who replaced José Mourinho. During the match, Amar Dedić, Franjo Ivanovic, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni, and Anísio Cabral came on.

Playing at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Benfica had a shaky start, conceding a penalty in the opening minutes. At the 7th minute, the home team took the lead, thanks to a penalty committed by António Silva. Until halftime, the eagles chased the deficit but never managed to equalize.

In the second half, Arouca was closer to scoring but failed to capitalize on their opportunity. Shortly after, in the 51st minute, Richard Ríos made it 1-1, assisted by Schjelderup. However, despite the numerous threats created, the reds did not give up and, in the dying moments, saw Ivanovic score the final 2-1.

After the Classic last week against Porto, the Clube da Luz gains new momentum in the title race, seizing the opportunity to close the gap. With 26 rounds of Liga Portugal Betclic completed, Benfica remains in third place with 62 points, hoping for Porto to slip up in the lead.

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