Rio Ave and Benfica face each other this Saturday (17/01), at the Arcos stadium, in Vila do Conde, in a duel valid for the 18th round of the Portuguese Championship. The ball rolls at 5:30 pm (Brasília time), putting teams with different ambitions face to face on the leaderboard. Check out how to watch live online.
Where to watch Rio Ave x Benfica live online?
- Brazil: Disney+ (streaming) through the Premium package (watch now); ESPN also broadcasts on closed TV.
- Portugal: the match will be broadcast exclusively on Sport TV, which holds the broadcasting rights for the tournament
River Ave
In 10th place, with 20 points, Rio Ave is having a mid-table campaign, seeking to definitively move away from any risk of relegation. The hosts will once again be without midfielder Theofanis Bakoulas and defender Omar Richards, both sidelined with knee injuries.
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Probable lineup for Rio Ave
Miszta; Petra, Panzo, Abadia; Brush, Ntoi, Aguilera, Athanasius; At Luiz, Clayton, Pohlmann. Technical: Sotiris Silaidopoulos.
Benfica
Benfica will continue without Dodi Lukebakio (ankle), Nuno Félix (knee), Bruma (Achilles tendon), Alexandre Bah (knee) and Samuel Soares (muscle injury), while Richard Rios is doubtful after leaving the field limping in the previous match.
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Benfica’s probable lineup
Trubina; Dedic, Araújo, Otamendi, Dahl; Barrenechea, Manu; Prestianni, Barreiro, Sudakov; Pavlidis. Technical: Jose Mourinho.
Rio Ave x Benfica: technical sheet
- Portuguese Championship 2025/26 – 18th round
- Data: January 17, 2026
- Time: 5:30 pm (Brasília) and 8:30 pm (Lisbon)
- Local: Arcos Stadium, in Vila do Conde
- Where to watch: ESPN and Disney+ in Brazil; Sport TV in Portugal
