English:
Benfica defeated Arouca 3-2 in a thrilling match played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon. The game, corresponding to matchday 29 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, was marked by intensity and a fluctuating scoreline. Benfica dominated possession (55%), generating 26 shots (8 on target). Despite this, Arouca proved efficient, capitalizing on their chances.
Kokcu opened the scoring for Benfica in the 60th minute, assisted by Aursnes. Yalcin equalized for Arouca from a penalty in the 72nd minute. Pavlidis put Benfica back in the lead in the 80th minute, also assisted by Kokcu. However, Weverson scored in stoppage time for Arouca, leaving the final score at 3-2. The match saw a total of five yellow cards, four for Arouca and one for Benfica.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 76 A. Schjelderup came in and Florentino went out., at minute 76 A. Belotti came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 89 Bruma came in and K. Akturkoglu went out., at minute 89 L. Barreiro came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 90 A. Cabral came in and F. Aursnes went out.
Substitutions arouca: at minute 83 Weverson came in and A. Dante went out., at minute 83 D. Nandin came in and A. Trezza went out., at minute 83 B. Mansilla came in and G. Yalcin went out., at minute 89 Puche came in and Jason went out., at minute 89 M. Loum came in and T. Fukui went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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