Benfica edged out FC Arouca in a win on Tuesday, 0x3, on matchweek 18. To this matchday, Armando Evangelista's team came from a win, and the encarnados came from two wins. João Mário made a tremendous game. In the starting XI there was Benji Michel.
After 25 minutes, João Mário opened the scoring for Benfica, with a right-foot shot inside the box.
The encarnados scored their second goal of the game through midfielder, in the 54th minute, with a right-foot strike. Petar Musa netted the last goal with 80 minutes on the clock with a right-foot shot inside the penalty area.
After the result Benfica are 1st in the table, with 47 points, while FC Arouca sit 7th place, with 26 points. In the next fixture, the encarnados will play at home against Casa Pia AC, whilst Armando Evangelista's team visit Gil Vicente.
