Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Sporting CP, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 27': Georgiy Sudakov
  • Red Card 90'+2': Gianluca Prestianni
FT
1 - 1
Sporting CP
  • 12': Pedro Gonçalves

About

Benfica are hosting Sporting CP at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 3': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Enzo Barrenechea.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 5': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 5': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 6': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 8': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 8': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 15': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 15': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 16': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Pote.
  • 18': Foul by Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 18': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 21': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 23': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 23': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pote following a fast break.
  • 27': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
  • 30': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 30': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 32': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Trincão (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 38': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 41': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 45': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 45': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45'+1': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 46': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 46': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 47': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 52': Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Maxi Araújo is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 53': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
  • 56': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 56': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Pote.
  • 61': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 63': Foul by Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 63': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a headed pass.
  • 65': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 65': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 66': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 66': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 67': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 71': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 71': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 72': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 73': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
  • 75': Foul by Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 75': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 79': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 80': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 82': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 82': Offside, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
  • 83': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Trincão.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 86': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Luis Suárez.
  • 88': Substitution, Benfica. Manu Silva replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
  • 88': Foul by Alisson Santos (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 88': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  • 89': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  • 90'+2': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90'+4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Samuel Dahl.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 15
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
59.2 Possession 40.8
5 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
452 Accurate Passes 296
522 Passes 356
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
33 Long Balls 30
17 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 14
19 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 65,247

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 12 +22 34
2 Sporting CP 13 +25 32
3 Benfica 13 +18 29
4 Gil Vicente 12 +10 23
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
26 Samuel Dahl
17 Amar Dedic
18 Leandro Barreiro Yellow Card
5 Enzo Barrenechea
20 Richard Ríos
14 Vangelis Pavlidis Yellow Card
10 Georgiy Sudakov
8 Fredrik Aursnes
Benfica Substitutes:
Manu Silva, Gonçalo Oliveira, João Rêgo, Tomás Araújo, Rodrigo Rêgo, Andreas Schjelderup, Samuel Soares, Gianluca Prestianni, Franjo Ivanovic.

SCP Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Silva (GK)
25 Gonçalo Inacio
26 Ousmane Diomande
20 Maximiliano Araújo Yellow Card
22 Iván Fresneda Yellow Card
17 Francisco Trincão
5 Hidemasa Morita Yellow Card
42 Morten Hjulmand
97 Luis Suárez Yellow Card
8 Pedro Gonçalves
10 Geny Catamo
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Geovany Quenda, Georgios Vagiannidis, Giorgi Kochorashvili, João Simões, Eduardo Quaresma, Fotis Ioannidis, João Virgínia, Matheus Reis, Alisson Santos.

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