Primeira LigaMatchday 9

Oliveira32'(P)

12Full timeHalf-time 10

Benfica

Pavlidis62'
Prestianni68'

Santa Clara vs Benfica

Monday, 26 October 2026 at 21:45Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta DelgadaClaudio Pereira

Summary

Match report

Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1 in the Primeira Liga (Matchday 9). Santa Clara led 1-0 at half-time. Benfica came from a goal down to win.

Santa Clara’s goal came from Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira in the 32nd minute (penalty). Benfica’s goals came from Vangelis Pavlidis in the 62nd minute and Gianluca Prestianni in the 68th minute. Jhon Durán (Benfica) was sent off (90+6′). G. Prestianni was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.2).

Player of the match

G. Prestianni

Benfica89'11Rating 8.2

Key stats

All stats

38%Possession62%

1.6Expected goals (xG)1.83
13Total shots16
6Shots on target3
2Corners3
4Yellow cards6
0Red cards1

Live commentary

It's all over: Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1. In numbers: possession Santa Clara 38%, Benfica 62%; shots 13 (6 on target) to 16 (3 on target)
90+6'
Red card! Jhon Durán (Benfica) is sent off, and Benfica are down to ten men
90+3'
Booking: Joao Vasconcelos (Santa Clara) for a foul
90+2'
Substitution, Benfica: Gianluca Prestianni comes on for Manuel Silva
90'
Yellow card: Guilherme Romão (Santa Clara) for dissent
89'
Yellow card: Jhon Durán (Benfica) for a foul
88'
Booking: Samuel Dahl (Benfica) for a foul
85'
Double substitution, Santa Clara: Lucas Soares replaces Léo Jacó, Pedro Ferreira on for Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis
82'
Double substitution, Benfica: Tomás Araújo replaces Alessandro Circati, Vangelis Pavlidis on for Jhon Durán
75'
Substitution, Santa Clara: Dani Borges comes on for Joao Vasconcelos
74'
Booking: Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) for a foul
68'
Goal! Gianluca Prestianni puts Benfica ahead after trailing (2-1)
67'
Substitution, Santa Clara: Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos replaces Welinton Torrão
62'
Goal! Vangelis Pavlidis equalises for Benfica (1-1), assisted by Gianluca Prestianni
59'
Yellow card: Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) for a foul
The second half is under way
Half-time: Santa Clara lead 1-0
45'
Double substitution, Benfica: Rafa Silva comes on for Dodi Lukebakio, Heorhii Sudakov on for Andreas Schjelderup
40'
Booking: Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara) for a foul
36'
Yellow card: Emanuel Moreira (Santa Clara) for a foul
32'
Penalty goal! Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira converts from the spot and puts Santa Clara ahead (1-0)
10'
Booking: Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (Benfica)
8'
Booking: Alexander Bah (Benfica) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between Santa Clara and Benfica. Santa Clara line up in a 4-2-3-1, Benfica in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

Santa ClaraCoach: PetitAverage rating 6.14-2-3-1

Santa Clara – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1Lucas FrançaGoalkeeper – Rating 6.0
42Lucas SoaresDefender – Rating 6.8, On 85'
4Pedro PachecoDefender – Rating 5.9, Yellow card 40'
21Emanuel FernandesDefender – Rating 5.9, Yellow card 36'
5Guilherme RomãoDefender – Rating 5.3, Yellow card 90'
6Pedro FerreiraMidfielder – Rating 5.7, On 85'
41Daniel BorgesMidfielder – Rating 5.3, On 75'
70Vinícius LopesMidfielder – Rating 6.3
20Tiago RibeiroMidfielder – Rating 5.7
10Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosMidfielder – Rating 6.1, On 67'
7Luis Fernando Santos OliveiraForward – Rating 7.4, Penalty goal 32'

Santa ClaraSubstitutes

1717JoÃ£o VasconcelosMidfielder75'Rating 5.8
9999SorrisoForward
1919YthalloDefender
8080Tiago Ribeiro DuarteForward
2525F. MedeirosMidfielder
1111Welinton TorrãoForward67'Rating 6.2
1212NenecaGoalkeeper
7373Léo JacóForward85'Rating 6.3
2222VitinhoMidfielder85'Rating 6.2
33Henrique SilvaDefender
1818A. DuarteForward
8181Seydou FofanaMidfielder

CoachPetit

BenficaCoach: Marco SilvaAverage rating 6.74-2-3-1

Benfica – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

24Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper – Rating 7.3
6A. BahDefender – Rating 5.6, Yellow card 8'
44Tomás AraújoDefender – Rating 6.2, On 82'
2C. LengletDefender – Rating 6.7
26S. DahlDefender – Rating 6.8, Yellow card 88'
8F. AursnesMidfielder – Rating 6.4, Yellow card 74'
36João PalhinhaMidfielder – Rating 6.2
27RafaMidfielder – Rating 6.5, On 45'
10H. SudakovMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 45'
25G. PrestianniMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.2, Goal 68', Assist, On 90+2'
14V. PavlidisForward – Rating 7.6, Goal 62', Yellow card 59', On 82'