Benfica hosts Belenenses in the Taca de Portugal quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, January 28th at Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)
The Eagles probably expected a breakthrough from this season. They again invited Jorge Jesus, entrusting him with the work of the head coach. A lot of money has been spent on stellar newcomers. But in the end, Benfica left the Champions League draw from the very outset, losing to PAOK. In the Europa League, the Eagles became 2nd in the group, and Arsenal London will be their first rivals in the playoffs. Moreover, the Lisbon club, along with Porto, lags behind Sporting in Primeira. On Monday, Benfica failed to beat even the modest Nacional. Cups remain the main hope to save the season. More precisely, already only one cup - on January 20, Benfica lost 1-2 to Braga in the League Cup. In another tournament, the Eagles have already eliminated three opponents, but they were all warm-ups. Suffice it to say that Benfica played against Estrella in the 1/8 finals.
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Belenenses dangles in the lower part of the Primeira standings and risks to eventually leave the highest division in the spring. And it's good that Tondela was confidently beaten on January 25th. But so far, Belenenses has not had any particular problems in the cup. At the same time, one cannot but admit that the draw was very loyal. Real Massama, Espinho, and Fafe are de facto semi-amateur teams. Moreover, playing the latter in the 1/8 finals, the capital club was very close to failure. The Blues conceded twice in the 1st half and began to score in response only in the 88th minute. Fortunately, the referee awarded two penalties before the end of normal time. And Teixeira still scored the winning goal in the 119th minute.
In 2018-2019, Belenenses managed not to lose to a neighbor three times in a row. But now the Eagles have three wins in a row with a total score of 7-2. The current Benfica may face problems even in such a match, and we think that it will not please the fans with a large number of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
