Benfica sees Sporting run even further
Another draw for the Eagles against Vitória SC, leaving the Benfica team now 11 points behind the leader, Sporting.
Benfica tied again in the match of the 17th round of the I Liga and saw Sporting moving further away, now the Championship leader is already 11 points ahead of Benfica, who beat Maritimo 2-0.
Without Jorge Jesus, who remains off the bench due to the coronavirus, it was with João de Deus at the helm of Benfica who dominated at the Luz stadium, but without effectiveness, did not take the opportunity to get closer in the classification, to FC Porto, who also drew and Braga, which currently occupies the third place.
The Lisbon team dominated the first half, with more attacks, corners, crosses and greater possession of the ball, but without effectiveness and the moves were succeeding but without goals. Haris Seferovic alone in front of the attack, despite many requests he was unable to express the result in the team’s dominance and it was like a 0-0 that the end of the first half was reached.
The second half started with the arrival of Darwin and shortly after Gonçalo Ramos took over for Seferovic, in the search by Benfica for goals, Vitória SC started to press Benfica in the ball exit stopping the attacks of the Eagles.
And without goals, the game ended with the division of points at Estádio da Luz, Benfica has 34 points, in the fourth place he shares with Paços de Ferreira, two points from the third Sp. Braga with 36, and five from FC Porto with 39 and 11 from leader Sporting with 45.
