Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave: result and report

Liga Portugal · Monday 7 April 2014

Result

Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave

Liga Portugal · Monday 7 April 2014, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave: match report

Benfica won against Rio Ave 2-0 in Liga Portugal on Monday 7 April 2014. The half-time score was 2-0.

Rodrigo opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Benfica's goals came from Rodrigo (17'), Nicolás Gaitán (29'), O. Cardozo (77', penalty) and O. Cardozo (90+1', penalty). Rio Ave did not score.

Discipline: Benfica received 2 yellow cards; Rio Ave received 9 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Benfica were 1st on 62 points from 25 and Rio Ave 11th on 29 points from 25. Benfica went on to finish that season 1st with 73 points, and Rio Ave 13th with 30.

Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rio Ave in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Benfica wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rio Ave.

Going into the match Benfica's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Rio Ave's W-D-D-D-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Filipe AugustoRio Ave
  • 8'Yellow card · EdimarRio Ave
  • 17'Goal · RodrigoBenfica · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Pedro SantosRio Ave
  • 28'Yellow card · Enzo PérezBenfica
  • 29'Goal · Nicolás GaitánBenfica · 2-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Diego LopesRio Ave
  • 58'Yellow card · MarceloRio Ave
  • 66'Yellow card · LuisãoBenfica
  • 76'Yellow card · BragaRio Ave
  • 76'Yellow card · Bruno BragaRio Ave
  • 77'Penalty goal · O. CardozoBenfica · 3-0
  • 86'Yellow card · TarantiniRio Ave
  • 90'Second yellow · MarceloRio Ave
  • 90'Yellow card · EdersonRio Ave
  • 90+1'Penalty goal · O. CardozoBenfica · 4-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Benfica 9, draws 1, Rio Ave 0.

Team news

Benfica expected line-up (4-3-3)

Artur Moraes, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Guilherme Siqueira, Sílvio, Ruben Amorim, André Gomes, Eduardo Salvio, Óscar Cardozo

Rio Ave expected line-up (4-3-3)

Jan Oblak, Edimar, Alberto Rodríguez, Lionn, Marcelo, Tarantini, Bruno Braga, Diego Lopes, Ukra, Ahmed Hassan, Wires