In the last appointment before facing the Internationalaround the quarterfinals of the Champions Leagueo Benfica visited Chaves, this Saturday, for the 28th round of the Portuguese Championship. With a goal by Issah Abass, already in the second half, the home team won the match by 1-0, at Estádio Municipal de Chaves (POR).
Thus, the Eagles suffer the second consecutive defeat in the national – it was defeated by Porto in the last round. Even so, the team coached by Roger Schmidt remains isolated leader, with 71 points, but can see the rival reduce the distance this afternoon.
On the other hand, the hosts triumph again in the competition after two games and, with that, rise to tenth place, with 36 goals added.
Now, Benfica turns its attention to trying to reverse the 2-0 deficit suffered in the first clash against Internazionale, at home. The match that will decide who advances to the semifinals of the continental tournament will take place at 4 pm (Brasília time) next Wednesday, at Giuseppe Meazza, in Milan (ITA).
Already for the next round of the Portuguese, the Eagles return to the field on Sunday (23), when they face Estoril, at 2 pm, at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon (POR). At the same time, Chaves will visit the Santa Clara, at Estádio de São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel (POR).
Chaves’ goal against Benfica
When it looked like the match would end in a goalless draw, the Ghanaian striker Issah Abass took advantage of a failure in Benfica’s defense and scored the goal that gave Chaves victory in the match.
⏹ Game over.#GDCSLB • #EuAmoOBenfica • #Emirates pic.twitter.com/yICxBwGpas
— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) April 15, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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