Benfica managed to turn the table against Tondela to win 2-1.
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 Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Benfica started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Tondela adopted for a 3-5-2 formation.
Benfica – Formation
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos, André Almeida, Lucas Veríssimo, Jan Vertonghen, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pizzi, João Mário, Soualiho Meïté, Everton, Gonçalo Ramos and Darwin Núñez.
The home team had on the bench: Rafa Silva, Helton Leite, Julian Weigl, Haris Seferović, Nicolás Otamendi, Gedson Fernandes, Gilberto, Nemanja Radonjić and Rodrigo Pinho.
Tondela – Formation
On the other side, Francisco Martín Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Babacar Niasse, Jota Gonçalves, Eduardo Quaresma, Naoufel Khacef, Tiago Almeida, Iker Undabarrena, Pedro Augusto, João Pedro, Neto Borges, Salvador Agra and Daniel dos Anjos.
They had on the bench: Pedro Trigueira, Telmo Arcanjo, Rúben Fonseca, Bebeto, Ricardo Alves, Jhon Murillo, Rafael Barbosa, Manu and Renat Dadaşov.
Tondela could not rely on the presence of J. Murillo (injured).
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 76% while Tondela was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Match Timeline
After this match, Benfica will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Tondela will stay with 3 points to stay in the 15th place.