Benfica recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Santa Clara 2-1 with D. Nunez scoring a double
LISBOA. Benfica manages to find the solution against Santa Clara to win 2-1. D. Nunez was the key to score 2 goals.
LISBOA. Benfica manages to find the solution against Santa Clara to win 2-1. D. Nunez was the key to score 2 goals. It was Santa Clara to strike first with a goal of M. Mohebi at the 22′. Then it was a penalty in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Nunez gave the win to Benfica in the 62′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Benfica was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro with the help of Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire and Rui Cidade. The 4th official was Hélder Carvalho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 71% while Santa Clara was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the contest.
Benfica shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Santa Clara shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 3 yellow cards (R. Silva, D. Nunez and J. Weigl). On the other side, Santa Clara received 5 yellow cards (M. Mohebi, H. Morita, O. Barreto, M. Rocha and M. Villanueva).
After playing this encounter, Benfica will have 47 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Santa Clara will stay with 24 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
M. Mohebi
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24'24'
R. Silva
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28'28'
M. Mohebi
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32'32'
H. Morita
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40'40'
O. Barreto
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40'40'
D. Nunez
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45'45'
M. Rocha
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52'52'
Nene
M. Mohebi
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58'58'
R. Yaremchuk
Everton
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58'58'
A. Taarabt
P. Bernardo
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59'59'
M. Villanueva
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60'60'
D. Nunez (Penalty)
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62'62'
D. Nunez
R. Yaremchuk
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69'69'
P. Henrique
O. Barreto
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70'70'
K. Tagawa
R. Costa
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75'75'
S. Meite
G. Ramos
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81'81'
P. Gomez
Ricardinho
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81'81'
R. Oliveira
A. Carvalho
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83'83'
J. Weigl
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86'86'
D. Goncalves
D. Nunez
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Benfica will play away with Boavista on the 18th of February with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (4 draws).
Santa Clara will host Portimonense on the 21st of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Santa Clara (3 draws).
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Valentino Lazaro , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Alejandro Grimaldo , Rafa Silva , Paulo Bernardo , Julian Weigl , Everton , Gonçalo Ramos and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutes
Benfica made 4 changes: Everton for R. Yaremchuk (58′), P. Bernardo for A. Taarabt (58′), G. Ramos for S. Meite (75′) and D. Nunez for D. Goncalves (86′).
Top player: Darwin Núñez
Probably the most impressive player in Benfica was Darwin Núñez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Santa Clara: Formation and Lineups
Santa Clara started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva played with: Marco Pereira , Rafael Ramos , Kennedy Boateng , Mikel Villanueva , Mansur , Hidemasa Morita , Anderson Carvalho , Rui Costa , Ricardinho , Óscar Barreto and Mohammad Mohebi .
Substitutes
Santa Clara made 5 changes: M. Mohebi for Nene (52′), O. Barreto for P. Henrique (69′), R. Costa for K. Tagawa (70′), Ricardinho for P. Gomez (81′) and A. Carvalho for R. Oliveira (81′).
Top player: Óscar Barreto
Probably the most impressive player in Santa Clara was Óscar Barreto.
His rating is with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
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