Being able to take the lead in the Portuguese Championship, Benfica hosts Vitória de Guimarães this Saturday (12/07), at 3pm (Brasília time), at Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon. The duel is valid for the 13th round of the competition.
The Encarnados are in third place in the Portuguese Championship, with 28 points, and are coming off a 2-0 victory against Arouca.
Vitória de Guimarães is sixth in the tournament, with 21 points, and in the last match they beat Gil Vicente 4-0.
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Benfica x Vitória de Guimarães: where to watch
Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães, for the Portuguese Championship, will be broadcast on ESPN 2 (closed TV) and Disney+ (streaming)
Where to watch Benfica x Vitória de Guimarães on TV and streaming
- Date: Saturday, December 7th
- Time: 3pm (Brasília time)
- Where to watch: ESPN 2 (closed TV) and Disney+ (streaming)
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Benfica x Vitória de Guimarães: lineups
How do the two teams arrive for the game? Check the lineups.
Benfica lineup
Coach Bruno Lage will be absent from Renato Sanches, Gianluca Prestianni and Tiago Gouveia, all injured.
Benfica lineup: Trubin; Bah, Aráujo, Otamendi and Carreras; Aursnes, Florentino and Kokcu; Di María, Pavlidis and Akturkoglu. Technical: Bruno Lage.
Vitória de Guimarães lineup
At Vitória, coach Rui Borges has all his players available and also has the return of midfielder Thiago Silva, who was suspended.
Vitória de Guimarães lineup: Varela, Gaspar, Rivas, Borevkovic and Mendes; Manu, Handel, César, Nuno Santos and Thiago Silva; Jesus Ramirez. Technical: Rui Borges.
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Benfica’s last games: results
See below how Benfica’s last games went.
- 27/11 – Benfica 7 x 0 Estrela da Amadora – Portuguese Championship
- 23/11 – Monaco 2 x 3 Benfica – Champions League
- 23/11 – Benfica 7 x 0 Estrela Amadora – Portuguese Cup
- 10/11 – Benfica 4 x 1 Porto – Portuguese Championship
- 06/11 – Bayern Munich 1 x 0 Benfica – Champions League
Vitória de Guimarães’ last games: results
See below what Vitória’s last games were like.
- 2/12 – Victory 4 x 0 Gil Vicente – Portuguese Championship
- 28/11 – Astana 1 x 1 Vitória – Conference League
- 23/11 – Victory 2 x 0 Leiria – Portuguese Cup
- 10/11 – Santa Clara 1 x 0 Vitória – Portuguese Championship
