Benfica stalled and put its leadership in jeopardy

Benfica drew this Sunday with Moreirense (0-0), a result that compromised their leadership, which could pass into the hands of Sporting de Portugal if they win their match next Monday against Gil Vicente at José Alvalade.

It was not an easy night for the champion in their confrontation with Moreirense, one of the revelations of this edition of the Portuguese championship.

The newly-promoted team, which entered its twelfth matchday in fifth position, threatened the opposition goal on several occasions in a massive start to the match and among its clearest chances was a disallowed goal and a shot against the crossbar.

The ‘eagles’ leveled the contest and were the team most in need of victory in the second half, not ‘warming up’ until the 70th minute.

Benfica is getting better

There were shouts of goal again, this time from Benfica, when João Mario received a delayed pass from Kökçü and put the ball in the back of the net, but it was disallowed for offside by the Turk.

Next, the Ottoman midfielder himself had a good chance to break the tie with a powerful shot, but Moreirense’s goalkeeper, the Brazilian Kevin, He is helpful.

As the final whistle approached, the Benfica coach, Roger Schmidt, He continued to try to win the match and was taken Gonçalo Guedes, but the former Valencia player was unable to avoid a 0-0 draw against Moreirense, who went their fourth game in a row without conceding a goal and justified their label as a sensation team.

Opportunity for Sporting

After climbing to the top of the table with their antagonistic victory the previous day against Sporting in the Lisbon derby (2-1, both goals scored after the 90th minute), Benfica gives their neighbors and eternal rivals the chance to regain the lead if they beat Gil Vicente on Monday.