Eagles advance after win over Gil Vicente

Benfica beat Gil Vicente 3-0 this Sunday to take the green route to take the lead in the league, although Sporting have one game less after Saturday’s match at Famalicão was postponed.

Roger Schmidt made two changes to the eleven, adding Ba at right back, allowing Orsnes to replace João Mário, who remained on the bench. In midfield, it was Florentino who collaborated and… caused damage to João Neves.

Arthur Cabral was again the focal point in attack and was the first to show signs of danger with a header that hit the post (5′). The tone was set for what the game would be like. Ten minutes later, the Brazilian scored again with a header, but this time with the goal of opening the scoring. Di Maria provided the assist for the corner.

Gil Vicente reacted slightly, but Trubin was not bothered. With the lead in the match, the Eagles extended their lead with a goal from Joao Neves (34′), this time assisted by Otamendi.

In the second half, Arthur Cabral again created danger with a header saved by Andrew, but it was Rafa who extended the lead by clearing his opponents out of the way.

With a comfortable lead and against an innocuous opponent, Schmidt rotated his lineup with his next fights in mind, focusing on Rollheiser’s debut in Lusha. was Toure (85 minutes). A fair victory for Benfica.

“Leadership? I’m only interested in first place at the end of the season.”
“Leadership? I’m only interested in 1st place at the end of the season,” Roger Schmidt said yesterday after the victory over Gil Vicente, which left Benfica in command of the league despite Sporting having one game less. Regarding the changes in the squad, the coach defended himself: “I gave Joao Mario and Cocciu some time to rest. We need to continue to cope because we need to prepare the whole team for the upcoming games.”