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What is the capital of Portugal? A question that probably everyone can answer correctly. Not only is Lisbon economically the figurehead, but also on a sporting level, the city of Lisbon has been able to clear away again last season. All three football titles could call Lisbon own. This is the Portuguese Supercup to the much anticipated “Derby de Lisboa” between Benfica and Lisbon Sporting!
The Red Eagles from Lisbon returned to the top of the national championship and dethroned the third top club, FC Porto. The Green-Whites from Lisbon were both in the League Cup and in the big cup competition to cheer and take home the title. After the upheaval last summer, this was a success that was unlikely. Qualitatively, the master is meanwhile higher to classify. The game starts on Sunday evening at 20:45.
Benfica Lisbon:
There will definitely be no financial problems at Benfica Lisbon. The Portuguese league has enjoyed a reputation for years as a training league. Several top talents are honed in the NOS league and then sold for a proud sum.
Alone this summer, the Portuguese champion has recorded transfer receipts of 188 million euros. Wunderkind Joao Felix created a new Portuguese record and left his youth club for a staggering 126 million euros. The Griezmann successor of Atletico Madrid is an exceptional player and Benfica will logically not be able to replace him directly. With Raul de Tomas (convinced in the previous year on loan with Rayo Vallecano) but could be committed to a promising Spaniard of Real Madrid. Carlos Vinicius (SSC Napoli) is the second interesting newcomer.
Desperately Benfica is currently looking for a goalkeeper after Mattia Perrin did not pass the medical check. Allegedly, Peter Gulacsi of RB Leipzig is now at the top of the list of priorities. However, with the German-Greek Odysseas Vlachodimos Benfica has a useful goalkeeper.
The team of head coach Bruno Lage presented himself strong not only in the spring but also in preparation. Chivas de Guadalajara as well as Fiorentina and AC Milan were defeated at the International Champions Cup. Benfica Lisbon can be attested a strong early form. Accordingly lucrative appears between Benfica Lisbon and Sporting Lisbon a tip on the Red Eagles!
Sporting Lisbon:
Third place in the league, title win in the League Cup and also the victory in the big cup competition. Almost every Sporting fan would have estimated this forecast as unrealistic twelve months ago. Unintentionally, the green lions had to undergo a major change and many long-time achievers returned to the club’s back. At the beginning of the new season, it did not go as desired, but since the commitment of head coach Marcel Keizer it went uphill. The gap to FC Porto and Benfica Lisbon is still there, but Sporting Lisbon has been able to reduce it significantly in recent months!
Outstanding in the past season was Bruno Fernandes, who put the stamp on the Sporting game. No less than 33 points scored the central midfielder in the past league season. There were even 50 scorer points across all competitions! Despite lucrative offers the superstar remained so far at the Keizer-Eleven. In general, there have been no significant disposals so far. Reinforcements in the form of right-back Valentin Rosier, striker Luciano Vietto and Liverpool top talent Rafael Camacho however.
The continuity in the team is certainly an advantage, but the results so far in the preparation are absolutely disappointing. The green lions have seemingly forgotten how to win. In all five preparatory games, the Keizer-Eleven remained unsuccessful. A Derby has its own laws, but with this preparation in the back we take between Benfica Lisbon and Sporting Lisbon distance from a forecast on the green-white from the capital!
Benfica vs Sporting head to head matches
03.04.19 TP Sporting Benfica 1 : 0
06.02.19 TP Benfica Sporting 2 : 1
03.02.19 PL Sporting Benfica 2 : 4
25.08.18 PL Benfica Sporting 1 : 1
05.05.18 PL Sporting Benfica 0 : 0