There is another Martim Costa shining… at Benfica (on a rare day for the benfiquists)

Two games with FC Porto, two games with Sporting. Two wins, two losses. And Martim participated in the rout of the day.

This Saturday, March 22, was an unusual day filled for the fans of the Benfica: On the same afternoon, Two games against Sporting, two games against FC Porto.

Let’s follow the chronological order.

And we started with the most surprising result: in Skating hockey, Benfica thrashed FC Porto by… 6-0.

In a duel of the 20th round of the championship, and when the portists even had 3 points than the benfiquistas before this game, Benfica gave no chance at home. They marked Nil Roca, Gonçalo Pinto, João Rodrigues (twice), Lucas Ordóñez and Zé Miranda.

“It was a shame”, Said FC Porto coach Ricardo Ares after this unexpected outcome.

One of the players who were on the field on the side of Benfica is called Martim Costa. No, it is not the Sporting player, one of the best Portuguese (and the world?) Currently.

Out of curiosity, we squeezed the player’s history in: it has only 18 years And this was yours debut In the first team this season.

But the Curriculum impresses: Graduated at Benfica, scored 31 goals for team B at the time 2022/23, last season rose to 36 goals And already at this time, although we are still in March, it has scored 33 goals (in 18 games, almost an average of two goals per game). Always by team B.

Now it goes up to the first team, at least in this classic, after scoring 10 goals at the European Junior, or 8 goals in the U17 European. He was also at the Junior World Cup last year, with 3 goals and 8 assists.

Attention to this advanced.

The other classics

This hockey game started at 15h. And it was the only one to tell for the championship, this different afternoon.

Half an hour later, over 300 km of their pavilion, Benfica played again against the FC Porto. But lost for 94-84 In the midfield of the Portuguese Cup of basketball. The game took place in Matosinhos and FC Porto will find Sporting in the final.

16h, Handball: Benfica it lost against Sporting by 41-36in the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup. There beside Luz, at the João Rocha Pavilion. Martim Costa – now, the handball and Sporting – scored 5 goals.

Finally, at 18h, new meeting between Benfica and Sporting, But not soccer, Women’s Portuguese Cup, FINAL ROOMS. At Estádio da Luz, Benfica won The neighbor and rival for 3-2. Marie Alidou, Nycole Raysla and Lúcia Alves scored for the home team, Telma Incarnation lined for visitors.