Arthur Cabral’s bike climbed the mountain

With a lead on the scoreboard thanks to a superb goal from Leo Xaba (28 mins), a reflection of the individual performance that sent Benfica’s most optimistic fans into despair, Estrela found himself on the verge of a scandal, but Regis after sending Trubin off (40 mins) , missed the chance 2:0 and from then until the break…

This alarm sounded loudly through Schmidt’s team, and Arthur Cabral produced the best performance in a short space of two minutes: in the 44th minute he received the ball from Di Maria, stroked it and managed to equalize with an impressive bicycle kick; At 45+1′ he played the ball to the right foot of Rafa, who sent an unguarded shot past the superb Bruno Brigido.

Having not made much of an overall lead on the scoreboard except in the latter part of the first half, Benfica entered the second half with their foot on the gas pedal under Florentino, who has made his desire to be title winners clear every time he is called upon. . Therefore, Otamendi’s third goal did not come as a surprise – like a reload to the ball sent into the post… by Cabral – but until the middle of the period, Rafa, Joao Mario and Joao Neves had a chance to extend twice. result.

A situation that was only confirmed during compensation: Marcos Leonardo scored for the third time in the third game, but after the performance of Arthur Cabral it will not be easy for him to win the title, while Estrela, also because they lost Regis, has changed. the system is from 3x4x3 to 4x4x2, but the game is very divided.

In fact, Benfica’s performance in the second 45 minutes brought Ba back into the game, a few more minutes for Neres and the debut of Rollheiser, the latest Luz player to keep the title fight alive!