LISBOA. Benfica destroys Marítimo 7-1 with goals of D. Nunez (3′), D. Nunez (18′), Gilberto (34′), R. Silva (48′), R. Yaremchuk (57′), G. Ramos (86′) and H. Seferovic (90′). Talking about the opposition, Marítimo scored with A. Alipour (81′). Benfica capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre with the support of Pedro Ribeiro and André Filipe Nogueira Dias. The 4th official was André Filipe Domingues Narciso. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 60% while Marítimo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Marítimo shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 1 yellow card (D. Nunez). On the opposite side, Marítimo received 2 yellow cards (I. Rossi and E. Costa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Benfica will have 37 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Marítimo will stay with 14 points like Paços de Ferreira and Arouca to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Benfica will play away against Porto on the 30th of December with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Porto (11 draws).
Marítimo will host Vizela on the 28th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Marítimo (0 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
82'
34'
7'
Benfica started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , André Almeida , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Gilberto , Julian Weigl , João Mário , Alejandro Grimaldo , Rafa Silva , Roman Yaremchuk and Darwin Núñez .
The home team had on the bench: Adel Taarabt , Paulo Bernardo, Helton Leite, Everton, Valentino Lazaro , Pizzi, Gonçalo Ramos , Felipe Morato and Haris Seferović .
Benfica could not rely on the presence of V. Lazaro (injured).
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: J. Mario for Morato (66′), A. Grimaldo for A. Taarabt (66′), R. Yaremchuk for H. Seferovic (77′), D. Nunez for G. Ramos (77′) and Gilberto for V. Lazaro (82′).
Best player: Rafa Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Benfica was Rafa Silva.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (85% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Marítimo – Formation
Marítimo
Marítimo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vasco César Freire De Seabra played with: Paulo Victor , Cláudio Winck , Matheus Costa , Zainadine Júnior , Vitor Costa , Stefano Beltrame , Ivan Rossi , Edgar Costa , Rafik Guitane , Joel Tagueu and Henrique .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Sáenz, Pedro Pelágio , Ricardinho, Ali Alipour , Pedro Teixeira, André Vidigal , Fábio China, Diogo Mendes and Clesio Bauque .
Substitutions
Marítimo made 5 changes: Henrique for A. Vidigal (46′), Joel for A. Alipour (58′), I. Rossi for P. Pelagio (58′), R. Guitane for D. Mendes (73′) and E. Costa for C. Bauque (77′).
Best player: Ali Alipour
The most impressive player for Marítimo was Ali Alipour.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Benfica – Marítimo – 7-1
- Sporting Braga – Belenenses – 1-0
- Boavista – Moreirense – 1-0
- Vizela – Porto – 0-4
