Benfica liquidates Arouca 4-0 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

LISBOA. Benfica destroys Arouca 4-0 with goals of

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John Ross
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Benfica liquidates Arouca 4-0 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

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LISBOA. Benfica crushes Arouca 4-0 with goals of Gilberto (8′), Rafa Silva (42′), E. Fernandez (45′) and Rafa Silva (86′). Benfica was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Friday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Mota with the assistance of Nuno Eiras and Jorge António Alves Fernandes. The 4th official was Hélder Carvalho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Benfica

4 - 0

Team 1

Arouca

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 20 Total 2
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 0
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 169 Attack 70
  • 74 Dangerous attack 13
  • 83 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

Benfica had a superior ball possession 73% while Arouca was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match​.

Benfica shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arouca shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Benfica received 3 yellow cards (Florentino, J. Weigl and Rafa Silva). Regarding the opposition, Arouca received 1 yellow card (J. Opoku).

Also, Arouca didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Quaresma (Arouca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

1'
8'
34'
Rafa(goal)
42'
46'
46'
46'
Bogdan Milovanov- sub ->A. Ruiz
45'
Quaresma- Red
45'
Florentino- Yellow
55'
Alexander Bah - sub ->Gilberto
63'
64'
69'
72'
72'
79'
82'
Rafa- Yellow
83'
Rafa(goal)A. Bah
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After this match, Benfica has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Arouca stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Benfica will play away with Casa Pia on the 13th of August with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Arouca will host Gil Vicente on the 15th of August with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Arouca (2 draws).

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece
7.3
D
Nicolás Otamendi  30.Argentina
6.9
D
Gilberto 2.Brazil
7.7
63' Goals8'
D
Alejandro Grimaldo 3.Spain
7.5
D
Morato 91.Brazil
7.2
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
6.7
34'
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
8.1
83' Goals42', 86'
M
Florentino 61.Portugal
6.7
64' 55'
M
Enzo Fernández  13.Argentina
7.2
Goals45'
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
6.8
72'
F
Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Helton Leite 77.Brazil
D
Alexander Bah  6.Denmark
7.5
63'
D
António Silva 66.Portugal
D
Jan Vertonghen 5.Belgium
M
Julian Weigl 28.Germany
7.3
64' 82'
M
Chiquinho 22.Portugal
6.8
34'
F
Petar Musa 33.Croatia
F
Henrique Araújo 39.Portugal
6.2
72'
F
Roman Yaremchuk  9.Ukraine
6.7
72'

Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: .

Benfica could not rely on the presence of Chiquinho (injured).

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Joao Mario for Chiquinho (34′), Florentino for J. Weigl (63′), Gilberto for A. Bah (63′), G. Ramos for Henrique Araujo (72′) and D. Neres for R. Yaremchuk (72′).

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
5.8
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
5.2
45'
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
6.5
D
Jerome Opoku 3.Ghana
6.4
1'
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
6.5
D
Arsénio Nunes 8.Portugal
6.3
46'
M
Alan Ruiz 10.Argentina
6.3
46'
M
Uri Busquets 14.Spain
6.6
69'
M
Yaw Moses 17.Ghana
6.5
M
Antony 11.Brazil
6.6
79'
F
Rafa Mujica  19.Spain
6.3
46'
Substitutes
G
E. Zubas 1.Lithuania
D
Rafael Fernandes 64.Portugal
7.1
46'
D
M. Kizza 32.Uganda
D
Bogdan Milovanov 21.Ukraine
6.5
46'
M
I. Soro 23.Ivory Coast
6.5
69'
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
F
A. Bukia 7.DR Congo
6.4
46'
F
Bruno Marques 9.Brazil
6.4
79'

Arouca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: .

Substitutions

Arouca made 5 changes: A. Ruiz for B. Milovanov (46′), Arsenio for A. Bukia (46′), R. Mujica for R. Fernandes (46′), O. Busquets for I. Soro (69′) and A. Alves Santos for Bruno Marques (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.​