In round 14 of the Primeira Liga on Friday, Braga and Benfica will square off at the Estadio Braga Municipal for the final time this season.
Goncalo Inacio, Paulinho, Pedro Goncalves, Francisco Trincao, and Marcus Edwards all struck the back of the net before halftime to give the hosts a convincing victory for Ruben Amorim’s team at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Before then, Braga had a five-game winning streak in all competitions, which included three straight victories in the Taca da Liga group stages, where they ended first with a five-point lead over second-place Casa Pia. The team of Artur Jorge is currently focusing on the Primeira Liga after coming from behind to defeat Portimonense 2-1 on November 13 in their penultimate matchup before the World Cup break.
In contrast, Benfica was eliminated from the Taca da Liga in the group stage after coming in second place against Moreirense. After their first two games, both teams were tied on six points. On December 17, they faced off in the group decider. The Moreirense held on for a 1-1 draw to advance since they had more goals than the seven-time cup winners.
The lineups might be similar to their last matches as Borja; Medeiros, Castro, many others from Braga side while Bah, Silva, Otamendi and many more from Benfica. Both teams will be ready with substituion depending on the plays and players conditions.
Braga
Opponents | Score |
Sporting CP | 0-5 (L) |
Pacos Ferreira | 2-0 (W) |
Casa Pia | 0-2 (L) |
Trofense | 3-0 (W) |
Portimonense | 2-1 (W) |
Benfica
Opponents | Score |
Moreirense | 1-0 (D) |
Sevilla | 0-2 (L) |
Penafiel | 2-0 (W) |
Estrela | 2-3 (W) |
Gil Vicento | 3-1 (W) |
All competitions | Results |
Braga beat Benfica | 3-2 |
Benfica beat Braga | 6-1 |
Benfica beat Braga | 4-0 |
Brage beat Benfica | 2-1 |
Brage beat Benfica | 2-1 |
The Liga Portugal match between Brage and Benfica will take place at Estádio do Vizela on Saturday at 2:30 am IST.
Unfortunately, there is no concrete information available on live streaming or telecast for the Primeira Liga match between Benfica Municipal de Braga and Vizela. We will update the viewers as and when any information about the streaming of the match becomes available.