On Jan 15th, Benfica hosts Moreirense at Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Benfica sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Paços de Ferreira. João Mário struck first for Benfica in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Álex Grimaldo added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Haris Seferović At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paços de Ferreira couldn’t manage to score, and Benfica took the shutout win. Benfica should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Moreirense is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Vizela. Rafael Martins scored the first goal for Moreirense in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vizela couldn’t muster any offence and Moreirense ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim De Almeida Freitas, Benfica won by a score of 2 to 1. Lucas Veríssimo struck first for Benfica in the 8th minute, then Luca Waldschmidt added another in the 19th minute. Benfica is fortunate enough to have Darwin Nuñez in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.