After returning to official season commitments last Wednesday after beating Spartak Moscow away in the preliminary round of the championship. Champions League, O Benfica debuted on Portugal Championship This Saturday in Braga and left the field 2-1 over Moreirense.
Even with fewer players for almost the entire second half after right-back Diogo Gonçalves was sent off, the team under the leadership of Jorge Jesus managed to maintain the lead gained in the first stage and took the first three points in the championship.
Already in the ninth minute of the match Lucas Verissimo, former defender Santos, opened the scoring for Encarnados from the air and saw his teammate Luca Waldschmidt extend the lead nine minutes later. Eager to grow in the match, Moreirense still scored against Rafael Martins, but did not have the strength to achieve a draw until the end of the game.
With a two-goal lead over Spartak Moscow in the first leg of the third round of the Champions League, the Portuguese will set the venue for the next stage on Tuesday at 16:00 (GMT) at the Estádio da Light stadium in Lisbon. …
Also this Saturday, Aroca and Estoril also fought for the Portuguese championship, and the Canary Islands left the field with a score of 2: 0.
