Benfica vs Santa Clara 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica win record 38th Portuguese league title after edging out Porto on final day
Benfica won their first Portuguese league title in four years after beating Santa Clara 3-0 on Saturday on the final day of the season.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! Benfica 1, Santa Clara 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
- 28': Goal! Benfica 2, Santa Clara 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário following a fast break.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Santa Clara 0.
- 45': Substitution, Santa Clara. Kento Misao replaces Bruno Almeida.
- 60': Goal! Benfica 3, Santa Clara 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 68': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
- 68': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 72': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Florentino.
- 74': Substitution, Santa Clara. Allano replaces Andrézinho.
- 74': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Pierre Sagna.
- 83': Substitution, Santa Clara. Rildo replaces Bruno Jordão.
- 84': Substitution, Santa Clara. Paulo replaces Ítalo.
- 88': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Soares replaces Odysseas Vlachodimos.
- 90'+1': Adriano (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Santa Clara 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 64,012
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Sporting CP | 31 | 81 | 2 |
| +46 | Benfica | 31 | 76 | 3 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 31 | 63 | 6 |
| +20 | Braga | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 SCL |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 34 | Possession | 66 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 262 | Accurate Passes | 585 |
| 326 | Passes | 660 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 10 | Clearances | 9 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 91 | Morato |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 20 | João Mário |
Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 44 | Ítalo |
| 2 | Ygor Noguiera |
| 32 | MT |
| 95 | Pierre Sagna |
| 19 | Bruno Almeida |
| 20 | Adriano  |
| 6 | Bruno Jordão |
| 39 | Matheus Babi |
| 21 | Andrezinho |
| 10 | Ricardinho |
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