Benfica

6 - 1

Rio Ave

Competition:	Primeira Liga
Date:
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Venue:	Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa)
Half Time:	3 - 0
Full Time:	6 - 1

Attendance:	45862

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Team Starting Line-ups

1	G	Artur Moraes	13	G	J. Oblak
4	D	Luisão	2	D	A. Rodríguez
14	D	M. Pereira	3	D	Nivaldo
24	D	E. Garay	6	D	Edimar Fraga
18	M	E. Salvio	23	D	Lionn
20	M	N. Gaitán	46	D	Marcelo
21	M	N. Matić	8	M	Tarantini
25	M	L. Melgarejo	30	M	Wires
35	M	E. Pérez	17	A	Ukra
18	A	Lima	18	A	Koka
19	A	Rodrigo	33	A	Bebé
			Coach: Nuno Espírito Santo

Substitutes

13	G	Paulo Lopes	93	G	Ederson Moraes
33	D	Jardel	40	D	André Costa
34	D	André Almeida	11	M	Bruno Braga
10	M	P. Aimar	20	M	Diego Lopes
17	M	Carlos Martins	28	M	Y. Del Valle
7	A	O. Cardozo	29	M	T. Obadeyi
15	A	O. John	36	A	Rafa

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Match Officials - Referees

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Referee:	Rui Costa
Assistant referee:	Tomás Santos
Assistant referee:	Nuno Manso
Fourth official:	Filipe Reis

Goals

L. Melgarejo 11'	1 - 0
N. Matić 15'	2 - 0
Lima 42'	3 - 0
Lima 49'	4 - 0
	4 - 1	51' Tarantini
Lima 75'	5 - 1
E. Pérez 82'	6 - 1

Disciplinary Action

		8' Wires
		18' Ukra
		41' Edimar Fraga
		44' Tarantini
N. Gaitán 52'
		60' Wires
Rodrigo 62'
		72' Edimar Fraga
L. Melgarejo 78'
N. Matić 84'
O. Cardozo 88'
L. Melgarejo 90'

Head to Head Summary

Team	Played	Win	Draw	Lose	Score	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
Benfica	43	30	10	3	86:36	2	0.84
Rio Ave	43	3	10	30	36:86	0.84	2

Live In-Play Match Statistics

Comprehensive real-time match stats to give you a winning edge. Based on our experience, the total number of shots may increase the team winning chance.

Benfica		Rio Ave
57%	Ball Possession		43%

8	Shots Off Target		5

9	Shots On Target		5

6	Corner Kicks		8

0	Offsides		3

17	Fouls Committed		16

Match Commentary

		8' Wires
L. Melgarejo 11'	1 - 0
N. Matić 15'	2 - 0
		18' Ukra
		41' Edimar Fraga
Lima 42'	3 - 0
		44' Tarantini
E. Salvio 46'
O. John 46'
		46' Nivaldo
		46' Bruno Braga
Lima 49'	4 - 0
	4 - 1	51' Tarantini
N. Gaitán 52'
		60' Wires
Rodrigo 62'
		63' A. Rodríguez
		63' Diego Lopes
		72' Edimar Fraga
Lima 75'	5 - 1
N. Gaitán 75'
O. Cardozo 75'
		76' Bebé
		76' André Costa
L. Melgarejo 78'
E. Pérez 82'	6 - 1
Lima 83'
P. Aimar 83'
N. Matić 84'
O. Cardozo 88'
L. Melgarejo 90'

Football Charting Analysis

The graph compares the results of Benfica and Rio Ave in Primeira Liga.

Primeira Liga 2012/2013 Table

Benfica are in the 2nd position of Primeira Liga and they are in contention for UEFA Champions League.

Rio Ave are in the 6th position of Primeira Liga.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Porto	30	24	6	0	70	14	+56	78
2	Benfica	30	24	5	1	77	20	+57	77
3	Paços de Ferreira	30	14	12	4	42	29	+13	54
4	Sporting Braga	30	16	4	10	60	44	+16	52
5	Estoril	30	13	6	11	47	37	+10	45
6	Rio Ave	30	12	6	12	35	42	-7	42
7	Sporting CP	30	11	9	10	36	36	+0	42
8	Nacional	30	11	7	12	45	51	-6	40
9	Vitória Guimarães	30	11	7	12	36	47	-11	40
10	Marítimo	30	9	11	10	34	45	-11	38
11	Académica	30	6	10	14	33	45	-12	28
12	Vitória Setúbal	30	7	5	18	30	55	-25	26
13	Gil Vicente	30	6	7	17	31	54	-23	25
14	Olhanense	30	5	10	15	26	42	-16	25
15	Moreirense	30	5	9	16	30	51	-21	24
16	Beira-Mar	30	5	8	17	35	55	-20	23

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