Benfica v Rio Ave: Cold shower ruins Mourinho’s Luz debut

Benfica drew 1-1 with Rio Ave this Tuesday, September 23. In José Mourinho's debut match at Estádio da Luz, the Eagles struggled to overcome the team from Vila do Conde in a delayed match from the first round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. See HERE how the match unfolded .

At Estádio da Luz, the home team had some difficulties penetrating the Vila do Conde block. Despite complete dominance in various statistical fields, the Eagles only showed their best offensive side in the last 10 minutes of the first half, but the break arrived with a goalless draw at the home ground.

In the second half, Benfica came in more focused and managed to create more goal opportunities as the game progressed. José Mourinho introduced several attacking elements to force an assault on Rio Ave's goal, and the gamble paid off: in the 86th minute, Lukebakio assisted Sudakov , after a great play, and the Ukrainian scored for the Eagles. However, in the 90+1 minute, a cold shower for the Eagles at Luz: André Luiz scored for the Vila do Conde team, leaving the final score at 1-1.

With this draw – the second in 12 games this season –, Benfica now has 14 points in six games in the Liga Portugal Betclic. José Mourinho's team is now in third place. Porto is in first place with 18 points, and Sporting follows in second with 15.

The game pertains to the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and will be played against the team led by César Peixoto.

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