Arouca 0-2 Benfica: result and report

Arouca 0-2 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Friday 21 January 2022, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Arouca lost to Benfica 0-2 in Liga Portugal on Friday 21 January 2022. The half-time score was 0-1.

Darwin Núñez opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Arouca did not score. Benfica scored through Darwin Núñez (32', penalty) and Gonçalo Ramos (90+2').

Discipline: Arouca received 5 yellow cards; Benfica received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Arouca were 17th on 14 points from 17 and Benfica 3rd on 38 points from 17. Arouca went on to finish that season 15th with 31 points, and Benfica 3rd with 71.

Arouca lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolás Otamendi of Benfica (7.8), level with João Mário (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Arouca wins, 0 draws and 1 for Benfica.

Going into the match Arouca's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Benfica's D-W-L-W-W.