Benfica vs Braga 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

67': Rafa Silva

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Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
34': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Nuno Sequeira replaces Cristián Borja.
66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Iuri Medeiros.
67': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball following a fast break.
75': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces André Horta.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Uros Racic.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces David Neres.
82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló replaces Víctor Gómez.
86': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces João Mário.
90': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
90'+12': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,289

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Sporting CP	32	78	2
+56	Benfica	32	78	4
+31	FC Porto	32	65	7
+26	Braga	32	65	5

Full Table

Statistics

BRAG		BEN
13	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	0
41.6	Possession	58.4
5	SHOTS	20
0	ON GOAL	3
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
259	Accurate Passes	404
363	Passes	509
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
15	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.4
90	Long Balls	62
40	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	5
26	Effective Clearances	15
26	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
66	António Silva
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
22	Chiquinho
87	João Neves
88	Gonçalo Ramos
7	David Neres
20	João Mário

Substitutes:

Morato, Gilberto, Mihailo Ristic, Goncalo Guedes, Lucas Verissimo, Cher Ndour, Petar Musa, Florentino, Samuel Soares.

Braga (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Matheus (GK)
4	Sikou Niakate
3	Vitor Tormena
26	Cristian Borja
2	Víctor Perea
19	Uros Racic
10	André Horta
27	Bruma
45	Iuri Medeiros
21	Ricardo Horta
9	Abel Ruiz

Substitutes:

Serdar Saatci, Simon Banza, Pizzi, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Álvaro Djaló, Nuno Sequeira, Paulo Oliveira, Josafat Mendes, Tiago Sá.

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