- Vangelis Pavlidis scored the only goal as Benfica beat Sporting 1:0 in the Portuguese Super Cup
- Richard Rios impressed on his debut for Benfica after joining from Palmeiras
- Benfica lifted their 10th Super Cup trophy
Key Takeaways:
Benfica won the Portuguese Super Cup after a 1:0 victory over champions Sporting. The only goal in the match was scored by Vangelis Pavlidis in the 50th minute.
Sporting could have taken the lead early on, but a goal by Pedro Goncalves was disallowed for offside. The Green and Whites created more chances than their big rivals, but the absence of Viktor Gyokeres, who was sold to Arsenal, was evident and the team failed to capitalise on their opportunities in front of Anatoliy Trubin’s goal.
FT: Benfica 1-0 Sporting CP.
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Pavlidis scored early in the second half after a good attack by Benfica, during which a Sporting defender cleared the ball straight to the feet of the Greek international and he slotted it under Rui Silva’s dive.
Richard Rios had a very strong debut for Benfica. The Colombian, brought in from Palmeiras, won a large number of duels and was the key figure in midfield for Bruno Lage’s side.
Before the opening whistle, the players of both teams honoured the memory of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who died in a car accident.
Benfica claimed the Super Cup for the 10th time in their history, while Sporting remained on 9 trophies. The record-holder for most wins in the competition is Porto with 24.