Goals from Darwin Núñez and Gil Dias gave Benfica victory (0-2) in the Lisbon derby against Sporting, current champions, who now have practically no chance of retaining the title they won last season in the Portuguese First League.
Darwin Núñez, MVP
Darwin Núñez, chosen as the man of the match, showed off his physical superiority by surpassing his mark after a long pass from Jan Vertonghen and overtaking Andalusian goalkeeper Antonio Adán from a high point to open the scoring in the 14th minute.
Already in the 92nd minute, Gil Dias sentenced the victory of ‘the eagles’ in another against after an assist from Darwin Núñez.
There were several attempts by Sporting to reach the opposite goal, without success, while Benfica brushed a third goal by Otamendi that was annulled as it was offside.
Porto, one step away from the alirón
With this victory at the José Alvalade stadium, Benfica remains third with 67 points, while Sporting, with 73, moves away from the objective of revalidating the title since the leader Porto, with 82, takes 9 points from just four days of the end of the championship after overwhelming Portimonense on Saturday (7-0).