The 23rd round of Portuguese Championship starts this Friday and the leader Benfica face Famalicão. The teams face each other from 6:15 pm, at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon.
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The hosts, leaders since the fourth round, come with a sequence of six wins and eight games without losing in the competition. The Eagles want to increase their advantage over the Porto in the fight for the title. At the moment, Benfica has 59 points, eight more than its rival, in second place.
After the match against Famalicão, Benfica will face Club Brugge again, for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. Therefore, Roger Schmidt’s team, who will not be on the field due to being suspended, can save some players for this Friday’s duel or make significant changes during the 90 minutes.
Famalicão, on the other hand, is recovering in the championship. Outside the relegation zone since the eighth round, the visitors have won their last two games and take 10th place in the table, their best position so far. The team wants to increase the winning streak and surprise the leader.
In the other match of the day for the Portuguese Championship, Boavista and Arouca duel to get closer to the leaders.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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