LISBOA. Benfica defeats Casa Pia 1-0 after G. Ramos scored just 1 goal (59′). Benfica was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Benfica remained with 10 players after N. Otamendi received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Estádio Pina Manique stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins with the help of André Campos and Hugo André Pires Ribeiro. The 4th official was Flávio Dinis Lima. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica had a strong ball possession 64% while Casa Pia was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Casa Pia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Casa Pia received 6 yellow cards (Neto, G. Saviour, A. Taira, T. Kunimoto, V. Fernandes and Anderson). Talking about the opposition, Benfica received 3 yellow cards (N. Otamendi, Florentino and Rafa Silva).
Also, Benfica didn’t end the match with 11 players after N. Otamendi (Benfica) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Casa Pia stays with 1 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Benfica has 3 points (2nd).
Next matches
Casa Pia – Formation
Casa Pia
61'
68'
Casa Pia started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Filipe Gonçalo Pinto Martins decided to play with the following team: Ricardo Batista , Lucas Soares , João Nunes , Vasco Fernandes , Nermin Zolotic , Leonardo Lelo , Takahiro Kunimoto , Neto , Afonso Taira , Saviour Godwin and Rafael Martins .
The home team had on the bench: Anderson Cordeiro Costa , Clayton , Eduardo Fereira, Derick Poloni, Isaac Monteiro, Cuca , Diogo Pinto , Lucas Paes and Yan Eteki .
Substitutions
Casa Pia made 5 changes: Neto for Y. Eteki (68′), T. Kunimoto for D. Costa Pinto (68′), Rafael Martins for Clayton (72′), G. Saviour for Anderson (72′) and A. Taira for Cuca (76′).
Best player: João Nunes
The most impressive player for Casa Pia was João Nunes.
His rating is with 38 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
90'
59'
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Gilberto , Nicolás Otamendi , Felipe Morato , Alejandro Grimaldo , Enzo Fernández , Florentino Luís , Diogo Gonçalves , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos .
They had on the bench: Alexander Bah , Paulo Bernardo, Chiquinho, Henrique Araújo , Helton Leite, Roman Yaremchuk , Julian Weigl , Jan Vertonghen and Petar Musa.
Benfica could not rely on the presence of J. Vertonghen (injured).
Substitutions
Benfica made 5 changes: Gilberto for A. Bah (46′), D. Goncalves for R. Yaremchuk (60′), Florentino for J. Weigl (60′), G. Ramos for Henrique Araujo (81′) and A. Grimaldo for J. Vertonghen (89′).
Best player: Enzo Fernández
The most impressive player for Benfica was Enzo Fernández even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 113 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
