The Lisbon club dramatically lost in the first round of the national championship to Famalicao.
Benfica made an unsuccessful start to the new season in the Portuguese Championship. At the very beginning of the championship, the “eagles” lost to the mediocre Famalikau 0:2.
Already in the 12th minute, Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin, who was in the starting lineup of the Lisbon club, was forced to take the ball from his own net after Sorriso’s goal.
And the last point in the match was set in the 90th minute after Zaidu Yussuf’s strike.
Let’s add that Famalicao has been a truly inconvenient opponent for Benfica. At the end of the last championship, the Eagles also lost to their opponents on the road 0:2.
Portugal championships. 1st round August 11
Fomalikau – Benfica – 2:0
Goals: Sorisso 12, Youssouf 90.
Warnings: Reis, Yussuf, Lobato – Mario, Prestianna, Cocciu, Fernandez.
Famalicau: Reis – Moura, De Has, Mihai, Calegari (Pinheiro 68) – Yussuf, Toris, Sorisso (Diash 63), Sa (Van de Looy 68), Rocinha (Gonzalez 86) – Aranda (Lobato 86).
Benfica: Trubin – Ba (Gouveia, 86), Araújo, Moratu, Beste (Leonardo, 62) – Barreiro (Di Maria, 72), Florentino (Fernandez, 61), Mario, Prestianni (Kocciu, 46), Eursnes – Pavlid.
Expected Goals (xG): 1.69 – 0.43
Ball possession: 37% – 63%
Beats: 9 – 10
Flat strikes: 5 – 1
Fouls: 8 – 13
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