O Benfica won again in the season. This Sunday, the team received Estoril, for the 29th round of the Portuguese Championship, and applied 1 to 0 over the opponent, with a goal by Otamendi. With the result, the team remains in the leadership of the tournament and removed the negative sequence that lived.
The club commanded by Roger Schmidt came from four games without winning. Among them, including, was the elimination in the Champions League to the Inter Milanin the quarterfinals.
In the Portuguese table, Benfica, at the top, now has 74 points, four more than Porto, in second place. Estoril, in turn, is just above the relegation zone, in 15th place with 25 units.
In the next round, Benfica will visit Gil Vicente next Saturday, at 4:30 pm (BrasÃlia time). Estoril receives Santa Clara on Sunday at 11:30 am.
Benfica could have opened the scoring in the 35th minute of the first half, but João Mário wasted the chance. After the referee signaled a penalty, the player called for responsibility, went for the ball and took it in the same corner that the goalkeeper fell.
At 44 minutes, however, David Neres made a good move on the right and crossed the area. Otamendi rose higher than everyone else and sent a header to claim victory.
In the second stage, at 26 minutes, the club would even extend the count, but the attempt was invalidated. Petar Musa received a beautiful pass in the area, cleared the marker and, face to face with the goalkeeper, hit the left corner, but the athlete was offside.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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