Benfica sign off 2025/26 with derby win over Sporting | OneFootball

There is nothing better than ending the season with a derby triumph. On Sunday morning, Benfica’s U17 team travelled to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, where they faced Sporting. In the 14th and final round of the National U17 Championship, the Eagles beat the Lions 1-0.

Gustavo Santos, David Fernandes, Miguel Vieira, Benjamim Semedo, Leonardo Tavares, Miguel Galinho, Tomás Almeida, Hugo Gomes, Paulo Souza, Afonso Ferreirinha and Bernardo Rodrigues were the eleven players who started the match at Sporting’s ground and helped the Eagles claim all three points.

With the championship phase practically settled, with Porto crowned champions, Eagles and Lions took to the pitch to decide who would finish in second place. In an evenly matched game, Sporting started better and had the first dangerous chance. From the 10-minute mark onwards, Benfica grew into the game and responded to the strong start by the home side.

Around the half-hour mark, the Reds managed to make their moment count, with Afonso Ferreirinha opening the scoring to make it 1-0, a result that remained unchanged at half-time. In the second half, both rivals had several chances, but no more goals were scored, although Sporting came close to equalising in stoppage time.

With this result, the Club from Luz brought the curtain down on a season marked by ups and downs, in which they missed the chance to retain the title won in 2024/25. When all was said and done, Benfica finished the championship phase in second place with 26 points. Sporting, meanwhile, ended up in fourth place, behind Braga, with 23 points.

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