Benfica defeat Sporting

Benfica beat Sporting in a very competitive win on Saturday, 4x3, on matchday 33. To this Matchday, Jorge Jesus's team came from a win, and Rúben Amorim's team came from four wins. Pizzi made a great performance with 1 goal and 2 assists.

With 12 minutes on the clock, Haris Seferovic opened the scoring for Benfica, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty area, laid on by Pizzi. In the 29th minute, Pizzi fired home encarnados's second goal, with a right-foot shot, assisted by Everton. With 37 minutes on the clock, Lucas Veríssimo struck for Jorge Jesus's team, from a corner, assisted by Pizzi. With 45 minutes already played, Pedro Gonçalves struck for Sporting, with a left-foot strike inside the box, assisted by Matheus Nunes.

After 49 minutes, Haris Seferovic struck for Benfica, from the penalty spot. In the 62nd minute, Nuno Santos strucked the second goal for leões, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty area, after a pass from Paulinho. After 77 minutes, Pedro Gonçalves netted the final goal of the game, from the penalty spot.

After the result Sporting is 1st in the table, 82 points, while Benfica occupy 3rd place, 73 points. With regard to the next fixture, Jorge Jesus's team will play away against Vitória SC, whilst Rúben Amorim's team will play at home against Marítimo.