93'
END OF GAME
90'
+3
88' GOAL BENFICA
Tiago Gouveia took off at speed, came face-to-face with Diogo Sá and blasted the ball over the goalkeeper
82' Yellow card for Lusitânia
Paulo Bessa
78' Substitution for Lusitânia
In: Itto Cruz
Out: Semedo
76' Substitutions for Benfica
In: Tiago Gouveia and Musa
Outs: Rafa SIlva and Arthur Cabral
75' Substitutions for Lusitânia
In: Ragner Paula and Paulo Bessa
Out: Pedro Rio and Gonçalo Cabral
69' GOAL BENFICA
Chiquinho recovers in the middle, passes to Gonçalo Guedes to set up Arthur Cabral, who covers for Diogo Sá
63' Substitution for Lusitânia
In: Mada Pereira
Out: Luís Fellipe
60'
Morato is released into the area and heads over the goal
55'
Gonçalo Guedes shoots from outside the area, forcing Diogo Sá to make a great save
51'
Gonçalo Guedes looks for Arthur Cabral. The Brazilian stretches, but deflects it wide
45'
Play resumes
Substitutions for Benfica
In: Jurásek and Gonçalo Guedes
Out: Bernat and Tengstedt
47'
First half ends
45'
+2
45' GOAL LISITÂNIA
Ferrara displaces Samuel Soares and puts the ball into the right side of the goal
43' Yellow card for Benfica
Aursnes
43' PENALTY
Aursnes overreacts and fouls Gonçalo Cabral inside the area
36' GOAL BENFICA
Chiquinho gives a great pass to Rafa Silva, who leaves the striker alone to hit the left corner
34'
Rafael Silva dribbles past João Mário and crosses. The defender deflects it out of the way and Samuel Soares gets the leftovers
24'
Gonçalo Cabral tries Samuel Soras, but the goalkeeper saves twice
21'
Gonçalo Cabral shoots at speed, but is intercepted by António Silva, who makes a great read to stop the attack
11'
Aursnes takes the ball into the box and Tengstedt heads wide
9' GOAL BENFICA
Aursnes left the ball for João Mário, who, with the utmost class, touched it with his heel to open the scoring
4'
Chiquinho takes a corner. The ball stays ain the area, nobody takes advantage of it and the defense clears it
2'
Rafa Silva shoots low. Diogo Sá makes the save
00'
Ball rolling
Lusitânia roster
Diogo Sá, David Semedo, Diogo Careca, André Amaral, Enzo Ferrara, Rafa Tchê, Bavikson Biai, Pedro do Rio, António Legatheaux, Gonçalo Cabral, Luis Fellipe
Who is Lusitânia?
Lusitânia is a team based in Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The Leões currently play in the Portuguese third division, where they lead Serie C with 11 points
Benfica roster
Samuel Soares; Aursnes, António Silva, Morato e Bernat; Rafa, João Neves, Chiquinho e João Mário: Tengstedt e Arthur Cabral.
Benfica without some players
Trubin, Di María, Otamendi, Bah, David Neres and Kokçu
Owner of the whistle
Ricardo Baixinho
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Cup details
Speak, Roger Schmidt!
"The first game after the break for national team matches is always a bit special, but when you play a cup match on a Friday afternoon in the Azores, it's even more special. It's very clear that we have to be well prepared for this game, because we also have a lot of ambition in this competition. Our goal is to win this competition. It's a cup game and sometimes, in the first knockout round, you play against teams from lower divisions. It's always a challenge, because these teams have nothing to lose. For these teams it's a great motivation. But we also have great motivation.
We have to distinguish between the two. Some players arrived at the start of the week, others, like Nico [Otamendi], David [Neres] and Trubin, arrived today [Thursday, October 19]. We have to distinguish between them and find the right balance, so as not to overload them and use other players. I think we have a very good team to do it, to change, everything is balanced. Fortunately, the weather is a bit better in the Azores than it is in Lisbon at the moment. We're prepared for a tough cup game.
We have some injured players like Kökcü, Bah and Di María. They're not ready to play tomorrow [Friday], but we hope they'll recover for Tuesday's game [Real Sociedad]. It's an open question. Neres, Otamendi and Trubin arrived today [Thursday] and won't be with the team. That said, we already have to make some changes to the starting eleven. I see this as a great opportunity. In the next three weeks, we'll be playing seven games in all competitions and we need the whole squad. It's a good time for the lesser-used players to show themselves. I like this situation and I'm looking forward to playing a good game.
Motivating players to play soccer is always a special issue, because they love playing soccer and good soccer. Of course, in cup games, when you play against teams from lower divisions, you hope that the players can underestimate their opponents. Maybe that's why there are sometimes surprises in these games. What I expect of my players is that they always respect their opponents and that they always give their all on the pitch. When you wear the Benfica shirt, your duty is to play top soccer and give everything to win the game. That's something I always expect, especially in these kinds of games.
In these situations I always accept what's set, that's what it is. That's the schedule. As I said, playing on Friday afternoon is special, but we also wanted to play earlier so that we could travel back on Friday and be ready for Tuesday [the Champions League match against Real Sociedad]. It's a challenge, but I'm not complaining. I like cup games, I really want to go to the final with my players, so we have to accept this schedule and these games. It would be easier to play a lower division team in Lisbon, but this is part of the Cup. You have to show a good mentality from the start to achieve something special in this competition.
We also looked at our players' games in the national teams. David [Jurásek] is coming back from a difficult injury, it always takes a few games to get back into top shape in terms of fitness, confidence and bonding with his teammates, both at Benfica and with the national team. That's normal. It was great to play the two games with the national team, because every minute helps us and helps him get back to his best. Juan Bernat and David [Jurásek] are both coming back from injury, they need to play, and they've played the last few games here at Benfica. We'll make a decision, but we need both players in top form and we need to develop them. Neither of them is capable of playing at the pace of a game every three days, we need them both and we have to work on them.
First of all, I'm very happy that he stayed this season. It was a clear decision by Benfica and now it's up to the player and the people at the club to talk about it. I know Rafa. He has clear ideas and, if he wants to do something different at the end of his career, he'll make that decision. At the moment, I'm completely focused on this season and on supporting him as best I can so that he has a top season. In the end, he'll make his decision. Here at Benfica, everyone would like him to stay, perhaps until the end of his career, but we also have to respect that a player of his age and with his history at the club is thinking about the future. I spoke to Rafa at the start of pre-season and he's always been very honest with me, but also with himself. We'll see what happens."
Probable roster for Benfica
Samuel Soares; Filipe Cruz, Morato, Bajrami, Jurasek; João Mário, João Neves, Rafa Silva; Musa, Tengtstedt, Tiago Gouveia.
Coach: Roger Schmidt.
Speak, Ricardo Pessoa!
"The team is going through a good moment and I think we have every chance of springing a surprise in the Cup. Of course there's some anxiety. It's not every day you play Benfica, but we're taking it calmly.
Of course, we'd like to have more Azorean players. It's another process that we've been creating here since training.
The sensations this week will be very different from normal. I know what I'm talking about because I've been through it many times. For us to be able to bring this joy to the members and fans of Lusitânia is also a great satisfaction, because it's not just sporting results that count.
Anything is possible in soccer. There are many factors that can affect a sporting result. We want to be competitive, we also want to put ourselves to the test, to be able to show the quality of our players and then we'll see the final result.
The nerves on Friday will still be there. Even though I've already had experience against Sporting, I'll be just as nervous. To be a super Lusitânia and take advantage of any mistakes Benfica might make."
Probable roster for Lusitânia
Rui Santos; Semedo, Mancilla, Mosquera, Ferrara; Biai, Legatheaux,Miguel Ficher; Ubaldo, Paulo Bessa,Sylla.
Coach: Ricardo Pessoa.
Benfica is the biggest Cup winner
The Portuguese Cup is the country's main knockout tournament, which pits teams from the first, second and third divisions of the Portuguese Championship, as well as the district leagues. Created in 1921, it ended up being the first official competition, under the name of Campeonato de Portugal. It wasn't until 1938 that it got its current name.
Over the course of 80 editions, only 13 teams have lifted the trophy, with Benfica being the biggest winners with 26 titles.
- 26 Benfica
- 18 Porto
- 17 Sporting
- 5 Boavista
- 3 Braga, Vitória de Setúbal and Belenenses
- 2 Académica
- 1 Vitória de Guimarães, Leixões, Beira-Mar, Estrela da Amadora and Desportivo das Aves
Eye on the game
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