Benfica beat Boavista 2-0 on Friday, 19 January 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Gustavo Correia. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.
Second half: VAR intervened at 48' for Benfica (Goal cancelled). N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 49'. Rafa received a yellow card for Benfica at 55'. Florentino received a yellow card for Benfica at 56'. R. Abascal received a yellow card for Boavista at 57'. Benfica extended the lead at 61' when Á. Di María scored, with the assist credited to O. Kökçü, making the score 2-0. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 69', with Florentino replacing Tomás Araújo. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Arthur Cabral replacing Marcos Leonardo. S. Pérez received a yellow card for Boavista at 80'. Boavista made their 1st substitution at 80', with Bruno Lourenço replacing Berna. Boavista made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Miguel Reisinho replacing I. Vukotić. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 85', with O. Kökçü replacing João Neves. I. Vukotić received a yellow card for Boavista at 86'. Boavista made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Salvador Agra replacing Machado. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when Marcos Leonardo scored, with the assist credited to Á. Di María, making the score 3-0. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with Á. Di María replacing David Neres. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with Rafa replacing P. Musa.
Benfica used 5 substitutions while Boavista used 3 substitutions. Benfica got 3 yellow cards, while Boavista got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Benfica outshot their opponent (21-5).
- Benfica controlled possession (55%).
- Benfica had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).
