This Sunday, at the Estádio da Luz, Sporting seeks to take the lead in the I Football League against a Benfica forced to win and convince, in the most historic derby in Portuguese football, on the 12th day of the I League .
In case of victory, the lions, who are the only ones who have not yet lost in the competition, will take command of the championship and will have six points ahead of Benfica, second placed, and also over FC Porto, who on Saturday Guimarães beat Vitória 2-1.
Benfica, on the other hand, needs a win, and also a good performance, to relaunch the season, already quite irregular in terms of performance and also in the Champions League, in which it has zero points in four rounds, after having been removed.
For these reasons, the presence of coach Roger Schdmit at the helm of the Reds is already beginning to generate some protests, even after the German led the Light club to the national title last season.
Benfica-Sporting, which closes the day, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and will be refereed by Artur Soares Dias, from the Porto Football Association.
Also today, but at 6 p.m., Sporting de Braga, fourth classified, visits Arouca, last classified.
Source: TSF
