Benfica held late by Santa Clara, Porto could extend lead | OneFootball

Benfica dropped their first points in the Portuguese Primeira Liga this Friday by drawing 1-1 with Santa Clara, who were reduced to ten players from the 38th minute, in a match of the fifth round.

At Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, in a highly contested decision that resulted in the direct expulsion of Paulo Victor, a goal by Vinicius in the 90+2 minute allowed the Azorean team to draw, who had been losing since the 59th minute when Greek forward Vangelis Pavlidis scored for the home team.

Benfica, who will host Rio Ave on September 23 in a postponed match of the first round, is provisionally in second place with 10 points, two behind the leader FC Porto, who have 12 and will host Nacional on Saturday in the fifth round, while Santa Clara occupies the eighth place with five points.

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