Primeira Liga: Benfica demolishes Belenenses 3-1 with 3 goals from D. Nunez
LISBOA. Benfica bested Belenenses 3-1 thanks to D. Nunez who scored in the 22nd, 54th and 58th minute.
LISBOA. Benfica beat Belenenses 3-1 thanks to D. Nunez who scored in the 22nd, 54th and 58th minute. It was Belenenses to score first with a goal from A. Sousa. However, later Benfica found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with D. Nunez (22′), D. Nunez (54′) and D. Nunez (58′). Benfica took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
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 Gustavo Fernandes Correia who was helped by Inácio Pereira and Tiago Oliveira Leandro. The 4th official was João Carlos Casegas Marques Almeida. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 58% while Belenenses was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the contest.
Benfica shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Belenenses shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 1 yellow card (V. Lazaro). On the other side, Belenenses received 6 yellow cards (Diogo Calila, S. Sithole, R. Camacho, Y. Tavares, N. Varela and Lica).
After this match, Benfica will have 61 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Belenenses will stay with 21 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
A. Sousa
R. Camacho
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22'22'
D. Nunez
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33'33'
Diogo Calila
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45'45'
S. Sithole
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46'46'
N. Varela
Diogo Calila
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48'48'
R. Camacho
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54'54'
D. Nunez
A. Taarabt
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58'58'
D. Nunez
J. Mario
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63'63'
Rafa Silva
Éverton
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63'63'
Gonçalo Ramos
Adel Taarabt
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65'65'
Licá
Alisson Safira
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65'65'
Danny Henriques
Yaya Sithole
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69'69'
Y. Tavares
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72'72'
R. Yaremchuk
D. Nunez
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74'74'
Sandro
Braima
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77'77'
N. Varela
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80'80'
N. Pedro
A. Sousa
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85'85'
Lica
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86'86'
T. Araujo
N. Otamendi
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86'86'
P. Bernardo
D. Goncalves
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88'88'
V. Lazaro
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90'90'
D. Henriques
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Benfica will play away with Sporting CP on the 17th of April with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (11 draws).
Belenenses will host Vizela on the 16th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Vizela (0 draws).
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , André Almeida , Nicolás Otamendi , Felipe Morato , Valentino Lazaro , Adel Taarabt , Soualiho Meïté , Diogo Gonçalves , João Mário , Everton and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutes
Benfica made 5 changes: A. Taarabt for G. Ramos (63′), Everton for R. Silva (63′), D. Nunez for R. Yaremchuk (72′), N. Otamendi for T. Araujo (86′) and D. Goncalves for P. Bernardo (86′).
Top player: Darwin Núñez
Probably the most impressive player in Benfica was Darwin Núñez.
His rating is with 3 goals, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Belenenses: Formation and Lineups
Also Belenenses adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho played with: Luis Felipe , Carraça , Thibang Phete , Yohan Tavares , Diogo Calila , Braima , Sphephelo Sithole , Yves Baraye , Afonso Sousa , Rafael Camacho and Safira .
Substitutes
Belenenses made 5 changes: Diogo Calila for N. Varela (46′), Safira for Lica (65′), S. Sithole for D. Henriques (65′), Braima for Sandro (74′) and A. Sousa for N. Pedro (80′).
Top player: Sandro
Probably the most impressive player in Belenenses was Sandro.
His rating is with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
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