Benfica vs Sporting 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

Benfica

90'+6': Pizzi

FT
1 - 3

Sporting CP

8': Pablo Sarabia
62': Paulinho
68': Matheus Nunes

Introduction

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

1': Zouhair Feddal (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
1': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
8': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pote with a through ball.
20': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Pablo Sarabia (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Valentino Lazaro.
55': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Zouhair Feddal because of an injury.
62': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 2. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
68': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 3. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Esgaio.
73': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces André Almeida.
75': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Julian Weigl.
84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Tiago Tomás replaces Pablo Sarabia.
85': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
89': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Manuel Ugarte.
90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Pote.
90'+6': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 3.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,790

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Sporting CP	34	82	2
+56	Benfica	34	80	4
+35	FC Porto	34	71	7
+25	Braga	34	66	6

Full Table

Statistics

SCP		BEN
19	Fouls	15
6	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
33.7	Possession	66.3
14	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
173	Accurate Passes	404
243	Passes	484
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	44
16	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
17	Interceptions	9
26	Effective Clearances	7
26	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Benfica (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
5	Jan Vertonghen
34	André Almeida
28	Julian Weigl
20	João Mário
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Valentino Lazaro
9	Darwin Núñez
7	Everton
27	Rafa Silva

Substitutes:

Pizzi, Gilberto, Adel Taarabt, Gonçalo Ramos, Morato, Helton Leite, Souahilo Meïté, Roman Yaremchuk, Haris Seferovic.

Sporting CP (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
25	Gonçalo Inacio
3	Zouhair Feddal
13	Luís Neto
15	Manuel Ugarte
8	Matheus Nunes
2	Matheus Reis
24	Pedro Porro
21	Paulinho
17	Pablo Sarabia
28	Pedro Gonçalves