Benfica beat Rio Ave, 0-1, on Sunday, on matchweek 18. In this competition, João Marques's team came from a win, and Ivan Baptista's team came from four wins. In the starting XI there was Cassie Coster, Sydney Shepherd, Madison Wolfbauer and Rielee Fetty.
The first-half ended without any goals.
In the 78th minute, Pauleta scored the winning goal, from the penalty spot.
After the result Benfica are 1st in the table, with 48 points, while Rio Ave sit 8th place, with 17 points.
See the match events in the coverage by soccerzz.com.
