Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 11 November 2012

Result

Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 11 November 2012, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: match report

Rio Ave were beaten by Benfica 0-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 11 November 2012. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Lima of Benfica in the 45th minute.

Discipline: Rio Ave received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 5th on 14 points from 8 and Benfica 2nd on 20 points from 8. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 7th with 42 points, and Benfica 2nd with 77.

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

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+1'Goal · LimaBenfica · 0-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Nemanja MatićBenfica
  • 77'Yellow card · MarceloRio Ave
  • 79'Yellow card · André AlmeidaBenfica
  • 82'Yellow card · Artur MoraesBenfica

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Rio Ave 0, draws 1, Benfica 1.

Team news

Rio Ave line-up

Jan Oblak, Nivaldo, Edimar, Tarantini, Bruno Braga, Lionn, Marcelo, Filipe Augusto, Ukra, Wires, João Tomás

Benfica line-up

Nemanja Matić, Artur Moraes, Jardel, André Almeida, Óscar Cardozo, Lima, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Enzo Pérez, O. John, Eduardo Salvio, Ezequiel Garay