In a weekend match on Sat Feb 4th, in week 19, Casa Pia will travel to Lisboa to battle Benfica in a clash of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams in the ever popular Lisboa derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Benfica sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Arouca. João Mário struck first for Benfica in the 25th minute, then João Mário added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Gonçalo Guedes In the end, Arouca couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Benfica is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Casa Pia recorded a 2-1 win against Santa Clara. Yuki Soma scored the first goal for Casa Pia in the 75th minute, but Gabriel Silva Vieira got the equalizer for Santa Clara in the 82nd minute. Casa Pia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Casa Pia and Benfica last played eachother at the Estádio Pina Manique on Aug 13th. Benfica took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Ramos struck first for Benfica in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Casa Pia was frustrated by Benfica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Benfica ended the match with the shutout victory.
Casa Pia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carnejy Antoine and Neto each only have 1 goal in their last five. Benfica is glad to have João Mário in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.