Arouca 1-2 Benfica — Primeira Liga, 14 Mar 2026
Benfica beat Arouca 2-1 in Primeira Liga on 14 March 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca. I. Barbero scored for Arouca; Richard Rios and Franjo Ivanović for Benfica. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Arouca have won 0 and Benfica 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Estádio Municipal de Arouca · Arouca·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'VARPenalty confirmed
- 1-07'Penalty
- 22'Foul
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 48'Foul
- 1-150'assist: Andreas Schjelderup
- 59'Foul
- 59'Argument
- 70'out: P. Gozalbez
- 73'
- 73'
- 74'
- 74'
- 75'out: Puche
- 75'out: J. Silva
- 77'Foul
- 79'
- 79'
- 80'Argument
- 85'
- 1-290'
- 90+8'Violent conduct
- 90+8'Argument
- 90+8'Violent conduct
- 90+9'
- 90+11'
- 90+11'Time wasting
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Arouca
- 7.2Diogo MonteiroD
- 7.2Pablo GozálbezM
- 7.0Espen van EeM
- 6.9Ignacio de ArruabarrenaG
- 6.9Miguel PucheF
- 6.9Taichi FukuiM
- 6.7Hyun-ju LeeM
- 6.5Bas KuipersD
- 6.3Dylan NandínF
- 6.3Jose FontánD
- 6.3Näis DjouahraM
- 6.2José SilvaD
- 6.2Alfonso TrezzaM
- 6.2Ivan BarberoF
- 6.2Boris PopovićD
- 6.2Javi SánchezD
Benfica
- 7.9Richard RiosM
- 7.7Franjo IvanovićF
- 7.7Andreas SchjelderupM
- 7.6Anatolii TrubinG
- 7.3Tomás AraújoD
- 7.0Heorhii SudakovM
- 6.9Rafa SilvaM
- 6.9Dodi LukebakioM
- 6.9Samuel DahlD
- 6.9António SilvaD
- 6.9Gianluca PrestianniF
- 6.7Leandro BarreiroM
- 6.5Amar DedicD
- 6.3Alexander BahD
- 6.3Anisio CabralF
- 6.0Vangelis PavlidisF
Line-ups
Substitutes
AroucaVasco Seabra
Substitutes
- 1J. ValidoG
- 44Amadou DantéD
- 11Puche75'F6.9
- 10P. Gozalbez70'M7.2
- 5Boris Popović79'D6.2
- 24Brian MansillaF
- 23Dylan Nandín79'F6.3
- 20J. Santiago PerezM
- 2J. Silva75'D6.2
BenficaJose Mourinho
Substitutes
- 17Amar Dedic90+8'73'D6.5
- 10Heorhii Sudakov73'M7.0
- 24S. SoaresG
- 9Franjo Ivanović90'74'F7.7
- 16ManuM
- 25Gianluca Prestianni90+11'74'F6.9
- 64G. OliveiraD
- 73Miguel FigueiredoM
- 72Anisio Cabral85'F6.3
Team statistics
Arouca
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Monteiro | 75 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Pablo Gozálbez | 20 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Espen van Ee | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Ignacio de Arruabarrena | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Miguel Puche | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Taichi Fukui | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Hyun-ju Lee | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Bas Kuipers | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dylan Nandín | 11 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jose Fontán | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Näis Djouahra | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| José Silva | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alfonso Trezza | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ivan Barbero | 79 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Boris Popović | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Javi Sánchez | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Benfica
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Rios | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Franjo Ivanović | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | 85 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Anatolii Trubin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Tomás Araújo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Heorhii Sudakov | 16 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Rafa Silva | 74 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dodi Lukebakio | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Samuel Dahl | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| António Silva | 74 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 16 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Leandro Barreiro | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Amar Dedic | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Alexander Bah | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Anisio Cabral | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Primeira Liga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 | SC Braga | 34 | +28 | 59 |
| 5 | Famalicao | 34 | +13 | 56 |
| 6 | GIL Vicente | 34 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 34 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 | Arouca | 34 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | -12 | 42 |
| 10 | Estoril | 34 | -3 | 39 |
Before and after
Arouca
- Previous: Famalicao 1-0 Arouca, 6 Mar 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Moreirense 0-1 Arouca, 21 Mar 2026 · Primeira Liga
Benfica
- Previous: Benfica 2-2 FC Porto, 8 Mar 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Benfica 3-0 Vitória SC, 21 Mar 2026 · Primeira Liga
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