Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
08/03/2025
19:00
Prediction: 3-0
Nacional
Buoyed by a 3-0 win over ten-man Boavista, Benfica will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Nacional on Matchday 25. The Eagles aim to melt Sporting CP’s advantage in the Primeira Liga standings and they have no other option but to go all guns blazing at Nacional. Greek forward Vangelis Pavlidis is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while midfielder Leandro Barreiro is back from suspension. Defender Alexander Bah remains in the recovery room.
Martin Lasarte’s men, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 2-1 win over Famalicao, but given their difficulties on the road, home win should be considered. It has to be noted that Nacional have suffered three defeats in the previous four away games. You should bear in mind that six years ago, Benfica crushed Nacional 10-0 in Lisbon. Midfielder Matheus Dias is back from suspension for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Angel di Maria):
Angel Di Maria is a professional footballer who played for Argentine side Rosario Central at the start of his senior career. The left-footed winger is very quick on the ball and he often makes life difficult for opposition defenders. After playing for Benfica between 2007 and 2010, the Argentine superstar signed for Real Madrid on 28 June, 2010 for a fee of €25 million + €11 million in bonuses.
Despite impressing with los Blancos in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, the club chiefs decided to sell him to Manchester United on 26 August, 2014. Di Maria was playing below expectations at Old Trafford and he scored three goals in 27 league games for the Red Devils.
In 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he scored 10 goals in 29 league appearances for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign. In 2014 he won the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and that is considered the biggest success of his career. Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario on 14 February, 1988.
Highlighted Team (Nacional):
Nacional is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Nacional compete in Primeira Liga, with the team hosting their rivals at Estadio de Madeira. The stadium was opened in the winter of 1998, and it can hold no more than 5,132 spectators.
Nacional is one of the oldest clubs in Portugal as it was founded back in 1910. Los Alvinegros are well known for their white shirts with black stripes, with the team wearing yellow jerseys when playing on the road. Nacional have great rivalry with neighbouring club Maritimo, with the two clubs facing each other in the Madeira derby. Los Alvinegros have won AF Madeira Cup on six occasions (1943/44, 1944/45, 1973,74, 1974/75, 2001/02, 2007/08).
The 2003/04 campaign is considered the most successful season in the history of Nacional as they finished the process in the 4th position in the standings. As a result, they booked their place in the UEFA Cup. In the 2009/10 season Nacional participated in the Europa League group stages, facing the like of Athletic Club, Austria Wien, and Werder Bremen in Group L.
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