Benfica crushed Vitoria de Guimarães, 4-1, in a match in the fourth round of the U19 champion’s qualification stage.
The Reds started at full speed and in 15 minutes they had already won 2-0. Nuno Félix, after an excellent individual initiative culminating with a left-footed shot, already inside the area, opened the scoring, with Hugo Félix, shortly after, responding with the best cross from the left from Diego Moreira, and in the penalty spot, after taking Gustavo Figueiredo out of the way, making It intensified the competition.
In the supplementary phase, the scoring streak scored by Francolino Djo came out on top. Even No. 9 of the Eagles, after some threats to Rafa Oliveira’s goal, managed to put his name on the list of scorers in the match, in the 57th minute, when he followed up a pass from Diego Moreira with his left foot. , happened. A quarter of an hour later, after Hugo Felix’s left corner, Francolino Djo headed 4-0 and completed the double.
The goal of honor for Minho’s team came in the 85th minute, when Dodo Ferreira shot, after escaping the Reds’ defense quickly, without any chance to defend against Andre Gomez.
With this win, Benfica maintained their lead in the standings, and in this round they were able to extend the advantage to the most direct players. Luis Araujo’s men now have 12 points, while the Victorians remain in last place, adding just one point.
In the next round, Benfica will play at Rio Ave (Sunday, 11 am), while they will host Vitoria Sporting (Saturday, 3 pm).
Fourth round results:
Sporting 4 Estoril 2
SC Braga 1 Alverca 1
FC Porto 1 Rio Ave 1
Benfica 4 F. Guimaraes 1
Benfica is the leader, with 12 points, followed by SC Braga (8), FC Porto (7), Estoril (6), Alverca (5), Sporting (4), Rio Ave and Guimarães (1).
