Nacional 2-4 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Monday 17 March 2014

Result

Nacional 2-4 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Monday 17 March 2014, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Nacional 2-4 Benfica: match report

Nacional lost to Benfica 2-4 in Liga Portugal on Monday 17 March 2014. The half-time score was 1-3.

Daniel Candeias opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Nacional's goals came from Daniel Candeias (7', penalty) and Djaniny (80'). Benfica scored through Lima (24'), Rodrigo (33'), Ezequiel Garay (43') and Ezequiel Garay (89').

Discipline: Nacional received 5 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nacional were 5th on 32 points from 22 and Benfica 1st on 53 points from 22. Nacional went on to finish that season 5th with 41 points, and Benfica 1st with 73.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Nacional wins, 1 draw and 2 for Benfica.

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Penalty goal · Daniel CandeiasNacional · 1-0
  • 7'Yellow card · LuisãoBenfica
  • 13'Yellow card · MarçalNacional
  • 14'Yellow card · Ali GhazalNacional
  • 24'Goal · LimaBenfica · 1-1
  • 30'Yellow card · Saleh GomaaNacional
  • 31'Yellow card · Guilherme SiqueiraBenfica
  • 33'Goal · RodrigoBenfica · 1-2
  • 43'Goal · Ezequiel GarayBenfica · 1-3
  • 65'Yellow card · Miguel RodriguesNacional
  • 68'Yellow card · Lucas JoãoNacional
  • 74'Yellow card · Nicolás GaitánBenfica
  • 80'Goal · DjaninyNacional · 2-3
  • 89'Goal · Ezequiel GarayBenfica · 2-4

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Nacional 0, draws 1, Benfica 2.

Team news

Nacional expected line-up

Eduardo Gottardi, Mexer, Marçal, Miguel Rodrigues, Zainadine Júnior, Nuno Campos, Claudemir Pereira Da Silva, Mario Rondon, Jota, Ali Ghazal, Daniel Candeias

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

Luisão, Ezequiel Garay, Sílvio, Lazar Markovic, Ljubomir Fejsa, Ruben Amorim, Brandon Truter