Benfica vs Sporting 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

90'+4': João Neves
90'+7': Casper Tengstedt

FT
2 - 1

Sporting CP

45': Viktor Gyökeres
51': Gonçalo Inacio

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

15': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a through ball following a fast break.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Lisbon 1.
51': Second yellow card to Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) for a bad foul.
57': Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
57': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Marcus Edwards.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Florentino.
66': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Matheus Reis.
73': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Pote.
75': João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Hidemasa Morita because of an injury.
87': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Mário.
90'+4': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+7': Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
90'+11': Luís Neto (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 62,166

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

SCP		BEN
12	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	2
47	Possession	53
8	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
300	Accurate Passes	345
385	Passes	421
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	6
15	Crosses	29
0.3	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	53
23	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
19	Effective Tackles	22
29	Tackles	32
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	10
28	Effective Clearances	16
28	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
5	Morato
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
87	João Neves
61	Florentino
33	Petar Musa
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Substitutes:

João Victor, Arthur Cabral, Goncalo Guedes, Casper Tengstedt, Chiquinho, David Jurásek, Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia.

Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
4	Sebastián Coates
25	Gonçalo Inacio
26	Ousmane Diomande
5	Hidemasa Morita
42	Morten Hjulmand
2	Matheus Reis
47	Ricardo Esgaio
9	Viktor Gyökeres
8	Pedro Gonçalves
10	Marcus Edwards