Benfica v Alverca: Anísio storm, Rafa Silva shines on reunion | OneFootball

Suffering until the end with hearts in their hands. On the night of this Sunday, February 8, the Benfica team had to sweat to win, at the Estádio da Luz, against Alverca, 2-1. Andreas Schjelderup and Anísio Cabral made the difference for the eagles. Check out the match story.

Anatoliy Trubin, Sidny Cabral, Tomás Araújo, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro, Gianluca Prestianni, Rafa Silva, Andreas Schjelderup, and Vangelis Pavlidis were José Mourinho's initial choices. During the match, the Portuguese coach also brought on Georgiy Sudakov, Bruma, Anísio Cabral, António Silva, and Enzo Barrenechea.

Playing at home, in front of their fans, the eagles started stronger and created several goal opportunities. At the 15th minute, Schjelderup found the back of the net and opened the scoring for Benfica. However, against the run of play, Alverca managed to equalize, and the score remained tied until halftime.

In the second half, José Mourinho's team was determined to respond differently. Despite the opportunities created, the goals were still not coming. However, it's worth noting that Benfica had a goal disallowed and the referee did not award a penalty for a foul on Rafa Silva. Until, in the final stretch, Anísio Cabral came off the bench again to give the eagles the victory.

With this result, Benfica strengthens its position in the championship and awaits the outcome of the Classic this Monday, February 9, between Porto and Sporting. After 21 rounds of the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Clube da Luz remains in third place, with 49 points, hoping for a slip from their rivals.

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