Opinion
For João Rosado, “the fairest result of the classic would have been a draw”, although he recognizes that Benfica “were more astute” than Sporting “in the way they managed to introduce changes to the team”.
which this Sunday hosted an important Lisbon classic for the championship’s accounts. Sporting’s defeat (1-2) was taken advantage of by and opened up an advantage in the lead.
“It was a very intense game, a classic, something – not to say much – different from the classics we’ve seen in recent years”, says José Rosado, sports commentator at SIC Notícias.
For João Rosado, “the fairest result would have been a draw”, although he recognizes that Benfica “were more shrewd in the way he managed to introduce changes to the team which later ended up being preponderant for the triumph”.
The SIC Notícias commentator highlights the name of Rafa, scorer of the winning goal, who came on during the second stage and was “very capable of filling the zone in Sporting’s central defensive corridor”.
With the result, Benfica overtakes Sporting and occupies second place in the championship. The two teams have 72 and 71 points, respectively, but the ‘lions’ have a game behind. FC Porto leads the competition with 79 points.
