Third time unlucky! Benfica slip up again in the league | OneFootball

Going into the 3rd round of Liga Portugal Meu Super, Benfica's secondary team is still looking for their first win of the season, after having drawn two matches in the previous rounds. Facing newly-promoted Lusitano de Lourosa, Nélson Veríssimo's team returned to Lisbon with a new draw, this time 1-1.

as he couldn't count on Tomás Araújo and Rafael Obrador, starters against Tondela. These were Veríssimo's choices: Diogo Ferreira, Daniel Banjaqui, Rui Silva, João Fonseca, Tiago Parente, Tomás Cruz, Tiago Freitas, Gonçalo Moreira, Francisco Neto, Ivan Lima and Francisco Silva.

Despite not having participated in the professional level for many years, Lourosa started stronger than the young eagles and was already winning 1-0 before the 6th minute of the game, thanks to a goal by Dylan Collard. To make things harder for Benfica, the team was reduced to 10 players after the expulsion of captain João Fonseca, at the 41st minute. However, before the break, Nélson Veríssimo's team didn't give up and managed to equalize through Tiago Freitas.

In the second half, both teams entered determined to break the tie that had been recorded on the scoreboard, however, despite the opportunities that arose on both sides, the ball didn't go into either goal again, and the tie remained at the end of the 90 minutes.

With a new draw recorded, the third in three official matches in the competition, Nélson Veríssimo's team still hasn't tasted the victory in the current edition of Liga Portugal Meu Super. So far, Benfica B remains in 13th position, with three points. In the next round, the team will host Portimonense, a match scheduled for August 30th.

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