Second-string Benfica stroll into Portuguese Cup final with 4-0 win over Tirsense
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Second-string Benfica stroll into Portuguese Cup final with 4-0 win over Tirsense
Benfica made light work of surprise Portuguese Cup semi-finalists Tirsense with a 4-0 win at the Estádio da Luz on Wednesday night, to complete a 9-0 aggregate victory. As in the first leg, Benfica boss Bruno Lage heavily rotated his team with António Silva and Florentino Luís the only players who started the weekend win at Vitória keeping their place in the starting XI. Tirsense had done tremendously well to reach the last four – the first 4th-…
Central defenses help with the attack. Benfica returns to Jamor 8 years later
Benfica beat Tirsense again (4-0, 9-0) this Wednesday at the Estádio da Luz, marking the entrance to the final of the Portuguese Cup, in which they will join forces with Sporting on May 25 at the legendary Estádio Nacional in Oeiras. Similar to what had happened in the first-leg game, coach Bruno Lage took advantage of his opponent's fragility to give players with the shortest time of use an opportunity. However, it was a regular starter to kick…
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