Nacional 0-4 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 2 September 2018

Result

Nacional 0-4 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 2 September 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Nacional 0-4 Benfica: match report

Nacional were beaten by Benfica 0-4 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 2 September 2018. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Haris Seferovic opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Nacional did not score. Benfica scored through Haris Seferovic (28'), Eduardo Salvio (45'), Alejandro Grimaldo (76') and Rafa Silva (90+3').

Discipline: Nacional received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Nacional went on to finish that season 17th with 28 points, and Benfica 1st with 77.

Nacional lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Pizzi of Benfica (8.9), level with Eduardo Salvio (8.9).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Haris SeferovicBenfica · 0-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Sérgio MarakisNacional
  • 45'Goal · Eduardo SalvioBenfica · 0-2
  • 49'Yellow card · Alfa SemedoBenfica
  • 51'Yellow card · JardelBenfica
  • 68'Yellow card · Franco CerviBenfica
  • 76'Goal · Alejandro GrimaldoBenfica · 0-3
  • 90+3'Goal · Rafa SilvaBenfica · 0-4

Team news

Nacional line-up (4-3-3)

Daniel, Nuno Campos, Júlio César, Felipe Lopes, Wesly Decas, Vítor Gonçalves, Sérgio Marakis, Jota, Giorgi Arabidze, Bryan Rochez, João Camacho

Benfica line-up (4-3-3)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, André Almeida, Rúben Dias, Jardel, Alejandro Grimaldo, Pizzi, Ljubomir Fejsa, Gedson Fernandes, Eduardo Salvio, Haris Seferovic, Franco Cervi