Sporting CP and Benfica drew 2-2 in the derby of the 33rd and penultimate round of the 1st Portuguese football league, which prevented the “incarnate” from celebrating the victory of the 38th national title this Sunday.
At the stadium, José Alvalade Orsnes (71) and João Neves (90+4) secured a draw after Trincao (39) and Diomande (44) put the Lions ahead to give Sporting Braga third place. in the championship and, accordingly, a place in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, as they have 71 points, four less than the Braga team.
Benfica, on the other hand, head to the last round in which they will meet at Santa Clara’s red light, two points ahead of Porto, who have 82 points, after beating Famalicao (4- 2) on Saturday.
39′ Trincao opens the scoring against Alvalade.
44′ Diomande scores with the second goal for the Lions.
71′ Orsnes scores first for the Reds.
90’+4′ João Neves restore the equality in the final minutes
SPORTING ELEVEN: Franco Israel; Diomande, Coates and Gonzalo Inacio; Esgayo, Ugarte, Morita and Nuno Santos; Trincao, Edwards and Pot
ELEVEN BENFICA: Vlachimos; Orsnes, António Silva, Otamendi and Grimaldo; Joao Neves and Chiquinho; David Neres, Rafa and Joao Mario; Gonzalo Ramos
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90′GOAL BENFICA (2-2)! Huge confusion in the area of Sporting after Orsnes cross, the ball fell on Joao Neves after Mousa “muffled” and the young midfielder equalized with a powerful shot! In Alvalada, everything is the same, but the result is still not enough for the Eagles to be champions today. They should have won.
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90′Corner, Benfica. Awarded to Gonzalo Inacio.
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89′Ristic sees his first punch blocked by Ugarte.
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86′What a failure Paulinho! The Portuguese striker managed to remove António Silva from the distance after a long pass from Pote, but weakly shot into the defense with Vlachomosh’s left foot. This is a song for Sporting.
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86′Corner kick by Sporting CP, conceded by Vlachimos.
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86′
Alejandro Grimaldo
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84′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Paulinho (Sporting).
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83′Corner kick for Benfica conceded by Dario Essugo.
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82′Essugo’s “bomb” at the entrance to the zone is intercepted by Joao Neves. A few seconds before that, Artur Gomes shot into the Benfica zone, but the Red defense cut him.
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81′Chiquinho
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80′Yellow card for Chiquinho for a flagrant foul against Ugarte, who is being treated badly and receiving medical attention.
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80′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Manuel Ugarte (Sporting).
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79′Nuno Santos
LeavesArthur Gomez
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79′hidemasa morita
LeavesDario Essugo
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77′Good opportunity for Sporting! Good work Bellerina on the right, Paulinho shot from a small angle into the defense of Vlachimos, but Morita shot after rebounding from the center of the penalty area. The blow of the Japanese midfielder turned out not in the best way.
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76′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Goncalo Guedes (Benfica).
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74′Shot a lot over Chiquinho. The Portuguese midfielder handled the ball incorrectly. Another warning from Benfica, who are counting on a draw, Sporting are in obvious difficulties.
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72′crack
LeavesMatheus Reis
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72′Ricardo Esgayo
LeavesHector Bellerin
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71′GOAL BENFICA (2-1)! Grimaldo serves Orsnes from the left, and the Norwegian midfielder, alone in the Sporting zone, heads towards Franco Israel’s goal. The Eagles scored their first goal, as they re-entered the match at a moment when they were clearly superior to them.
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69′Great opportunity for Benfica! Musa with a great run from the center of the field shoots across, but Franco Israel stretches and defends. However, the referee does not signal a corner.
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68′Unsuccessful try Petar Musa (Benfica) strikes with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area after a fast break.
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66′Rafa
LeavesGonzalo Guedes
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66′Gonzalo Ramos
LeavesPetar Musa
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60′Another accurate pass from Grimaldo, but Goncalo Ramos in a high-flown argument with Gonzalo Inacio hits wide.
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56′What a danger! Orsnes barely had time to respond to Grimaldo’s cross. The Norwegian midfielder still hits the ball in the center of Sporting’s defense, but misses the goal.
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55′Corner kick for the Benfica team, performed by Ricardo Esgayo.
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55′Benfica corner kick conceded by Pote.
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54′Marcus Edwards
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52′Joao Neves crosses the edge of the box but the ball goes too far.
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48′The match was interrupted due to the injury of Goncalo Ramos (“Benfica”).
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48′Diomande receives a yellow card for trampling on Goncalo Ramos, who is in trouble. The Ivorian centre-back misses the last round in Wiesel due to suspension.
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47′Grimaldo crosses again from the left, Goncalo Ramos heads towards Israel, but he is offside.
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47′Grimaldo made a deep pass that caught Gonzalo Ramos in the wrong position.
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46′The first opportunity to score in the second half at Benfica. Further down the field, Orsnes shoots from outside the area, but Franco Israel makes a good save.
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IntervalJoao Mario
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45′Corner for Benfica, conceded by Morita.
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44′SPORTS GOAL (2-0)! Diomande beat Grimaldo high and headed inside, taking advantage of a great cross from Nuno Santos. Vlachodimos still touches the ball, but he did not manage to get away from the central defender’s goal. The second of the lions is done and life is getting harder for Benfica, she won’t be able to become a champion in Alvalada…
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43′Nuno Santos returns to the center on the left flank of the attack, and António Silva takes a corner.
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41′Corner for Benfica, conceded by Ugarte.
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40′António Silva received a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Trincao.
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39′SPORTS GOAL (1-0)! Nuno Santos crosses from the left, António Silva doesn’t shoot and the ball ends up at the feet of Trincao, who loses his balance in Vlachimos’ defense but manages to score with his right foot. The scoreboard opens in Alvalada, and with such a result, Benfica will not become the champion today.
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36′Orsnes made a deep pass, and David Neres was offside.
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35′Benfica corner kick conceded by Coats.
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32′Corner kick by Sporting CP, conceded by Vlachimos.
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32′Great save by Vlachimos after hitting Esgayo! The pot went into the middle of Benfica’s area, Trincao didn’t come in and the ball went all the way through the Reds’ area, leaving him on the right flank, who shot the eagles’ defense perfectly. Another opportunity for Ruben Amorim’s team.
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32′Trincao’s (Sporting) left foot kick from the center of the penalty area is disallowed. Pot helper.
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thirty’The match was interrupted due to an injury to Ousmane Diomand (Sporting Lisbon).
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24′Great opportunity for eagles! Grimaldo crosses from the left, but Rafa heads. I was completely alone among the central defenders and one on one with Franco Israel!
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22′Corner for Sporting, conceded by Grimaldo.
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21′What a loss to the bank! A good individual game by Edwards on the right flank, he leaves it to Esgayo, who shoots into the center of the penalty area, but the 28th Sporting number 28 does not have time to reach the ball. The gates were open…
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16′Corner kick for the Sporting team, performed by Joao Mario.
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12′Diomande heads past the Pote corner. The Portuguese midfielder again received the ball on the left flank after cutting the red defense and crossed the central defender, who missed the target.
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12′Corner kick for the Sporting team, performed by António Silva.
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12′Pot shoots from the edge of the box, but Antonio Sivla saves the ball and it’s a corner kick.
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9′After a free-kick, Grimaldo crosses, Otamendi “presses” to the center, and Rafa shoots from the center, already in the penalty area, but the shot hits Ugarte.
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7′This is the first shot of the match. Francisco Trincao will try his luck from outside the box, the ball still describes a difficult trajectory, but goes straight into the hands of Vlachomos.
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two’Corner kick for the Sporting team, performed by Joao Mario.
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