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Portimonense vs Benfica Match Preview

Modest outfit Portimonense are making a brave fist of their first campaign in the Portuguese top flight for two decades, but the Algarvians will have their work cut out against the reigning champions Benfica.

Not that Jorge Jesus’ side have hit anywhere near the heights of the exhilarating football they showed last season. A dispiriting defeat in Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday will have done little to help Benfica’s confidence levels.

But the Eagles are acutely aware that they cannot afford any more dropped points before they travel to leaders FC Porto in Round 10. Benfica will continue to do without last season’s top scorer in Portugal, Oscar Cardozo, who is out with a knee injury. However, the gulf in class between the two squads points towards an away win.

Portimonense vs Benfica Match Report

Benfica moved up to second place in the table with a deserved 1-0 victory over Portimonense. The Eagles had never lost to the Algarve side and there was little chance of that statistic changing as Jorge Jesus’ team dominated from start to finish.

The hosts started brightly, with South African striker Kadi heading over when well placed on six minutes, but from that moment onwards the Lisbon giants took firm control of the match.

Portimonense goalkeeper Ventura was in for a busy night, and the young stopper did well to thwart Saviola, David Luiz and Luisao to keep the scores level at the interval.

He could do nothing about the goal shortly after the restart however, as Javi Garcia lost his marker to head a Carlos Martins free-kick firmly into the net. The impressive Ventura then did well to prevent the visitors doubling their lead as he produced an excellent save from a Kardec header.

At the other end of the pitch, in a rare Portimonense excursion, winger Candeias did well to make room for himself and Roberto showed good reflexes to save his low shot. But Benfica were soon on the attack again and substitute Jara must still be wondering how he failed to score as he hit a loose ball over the bar from point-blank range after Ventura had made another brilliant save from Kardec.

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