Sporting Braga drew 2-2 with Napoles on Tuesday in the sixth and final round of Group C of the Youth Football League and finished the group in second place, fighting for a place in the round of 16 playoffs. The final.
The Portuguese team, already one of the top two places in the group, took the lead in the 40th minute thanks to a goal from Enrique Sa, but the Italians equalized in the first minute of the second half thanks to a goal from Enrique Sa. Borriello. .
Sporting de Braga returned to the lead at 63 with a goal from Ruben Furtado, but the Neapolitans managed to respond again and level the match at 73 through Ballabile.
Benfica are on their way
Benfica lost 4-2 to Salzburg and finished the group stage in third place.
Away at the Austrians, who had already qualified as Group D winners, Benfica (six points) were prohibited from losing, given that Inter Milan (seven) had already beaten Real Sociedad (1-0).
At the Salzburg Academy, the club against which Benfica won the tournament final in 2022 (6-0) and which also has the Youth League on its resume, also against the Eagles in the 2016/17 season (2-1). The Lisbon team was almost always at a disadvantage.
Salzburg made it 2-0 with an own goal from Diogo Spencer in the fourth minute and a goal from Adam Daguin in the 13th, and they led 3-1 at half-time after Benfica’s Ivan Lima goal. in the 22nd, a novelty from the Austrians, Werhunig at 41 from the penalty spot.
In the second half, Joao Rego cut the lead to 3-2 in the 71st minute, and it was with Benfica in search of a draw that the Austrian side destroyed the Reds’ chances, with Valentin Sulzbacher making it 4-2. Final at 82 minutes.
Benfica and Porto were the only Portuguese teams to have already won the competition, which replicates the group stage of the Junior Champions League and currently also has a pathway to national junior champions.
In nine matches, Benfica have reached four finals to win the title in 2021/22, Porto won their only final in 2018/19 and Sporting lost the last semi-final to the Dutch side. AZ Alkmaar, who will become champions.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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