Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Benfica
Match Time & Date:
19/01/2024
03:15 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Boavista
Benfica will be looking to extend their winning run in Primeira Liga to five games when they take on Boavista at their Estadio da Luz. The Eagles came from behind to beat Rio Ave 4-1 in their last league match, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to defend their title. All Juan Bernat, Casper Tengstedt, and David Neres continue to miss out with injuries, but there are no fresh selection worries in the home team.
The Black and Whites, on the other hand, rolled over Vizela 4-1 in their last league match, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Boavista, though, will have a much bigger fish to fry against Benfica, who have turned their Estadio da Luz into a real fortress. Both Chidozie Awaziem and Bruno Onyemaechi are on international duty, while Boavista midfielder Ibrahima Camara remains on the sidelines through suspension.
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 (Boavista):
Founded on August 1, 1903, Boavista are a Portuguese club that welcome their rivals at Estadio do Bessa. The capacity of the venue is 28,263 and it was built back in 1911. As Panteras (The Panthers) are well known for their black and white shirts and white is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Famous Fellow city club Porto are considered Boavista’s main rivals and the two teams face each other in O Derby da Invicta and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two local rivals. A Panteras did well to win their first and only Primeira Liga trophy in the 2000/2001 season, with the team finishing the campaign only one point clear of Porto.
Boavista have five Taca de Portugal trophies (1974/75, 1975/76, 1978/79, 1991/92, 1996/97), with the team winning Supertaca de Portugal three times (1979, 1992, 1997). Jose Bosingwa, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Nuno Gomes are the notable footballers who played for Boavista in the past, to name just a few.
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