Nacional hosts Benfica in round 32 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match will be played on Tuesday, May 11th at Estádio da Madeira (Funchal)
Nacional climbed to Primeira in 2000. And after a while the Black-and-Whites even turned into a rather serious force. They participated five times in the Europa League. And in 2009, they knocked out Zenit and played at the group stage. But in recent years, the club has slowed down, turning into a kind of elevator between two divisions. The same is happening now. Having gained only 25 points in 31 matches, the club is in last place and seriously lags behind the safe zone. However, Nacional is not such an easy opponent. On April 26, the Black-and-Whites ended a 10-match losing streak with a victory over Vitoria Guimaraes. In the last round, they were winning 1-0 and 2-1 but tied 2-2 against Moreirense.
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Benfica planned to bypass Porto and regain the champion’s title in the current season. But in fact, now the team from Lisbon has even retreated one step. The real discovery of the season was its neighbor, Sporting, which is confidently striding towards the forgotten gold medals. The Dragons lost their leadership, but they can boast of a good result in the Champions League knockout rounds (they eliminated Juventus and won a return quarterfinal leg against the future finalist, Chelsea). But Benfica did not show itself anywhere. The Eagles lost to the first opponent in the qualification, PAOK, and dropped to the Europa League. But they lost to Arsenal in the 1/16 finals. In the championship, the gap from Porto has already reached four points. In the last round, the Eagles didn’t manage to beat a competitor at home (1-1). Yes, they got to the cup final, which will be played against Braga later. But this is unlikely to satisfy the management - inviting Georges Jesus, they expected something more.
Benfica had a 13-win streak in head-to-head matches, which was crowned by a 10-0 victory in 2019. But in this championship, the outsider managed to take a 1-1 draw in Lisbon. The grandee will not make a mistake with such a weak opponent again. We bet on the victory of the Eagles with a -1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Benfica to win with -1.5 handicap
