In order to take advantage of his status as a homeowner and add three points that keep him at the top of the classification, this Monday the cast of Benfica prepares to receive the visit of Moreirense, at stake corresponding to day 23 of the First League of Portugal and to be played at the Da Luz Stadium in Lisbon.
Benfica :
Those led by Bruno Lage could not take advantage of their status as a homeowner in the middle of the week in their rematch game for the UEFA Europa League round of 16, and thus did not go from a draw to three goals against the Ukrainian cast of Shakhtar Donetsk and then added that in the first leg they lost 2-1, because the illusion is over.
So now the Eagles have to focus on the First League of Portugal where things have not been well in recent weeks, to the point that that victory by the minimum difference against Gil Vicente cut a streak of two consecutive defeats, which have complicated him the first place, since although they are still at the top now the difference with the second classified that is FC Porto is one point, so here there is no other to make prevail their condition of homeowner where in eleven games of the First League won nine of them with only two losses.
Moreirense:
Meanwhile, those led by Ricardo Soares have improved their level in recent weeks and thus in their last game they beat Santa Clara 2-1 and thus added four games without falling for the Portuguese First League where two of them finished in victories and with this they have climbed to the twelve position with 26 points, distancing themselves to ten points from the penultimate place such as Portimonense, and it can be said that Moreirense can be calm on the issue of permanence.
But now the thing is a bit complicated, since a condition will be a visitor where he has hardly won a game of his eleven disputed for the season away from home and for a change they play against a Benfica against whom they have fallen in their last two direct confrontations.
