LIVE. Chaves-Benfica

Chaves-Benfica, a match from week 6 of the Liga NOS at the Estádio Municipal Eng.º Manuel Branco Teixeira (8:15 pm). Follow the LIVE of the match on the MATCH CENTER of the Official Site.

PRE-MATCH

The referee João Capela appointed 

João Capela, the referee of AF Lisboa, was appointed by the Refereeing Committee of the Portuguese Football Federation to whistle the Chaves-Benfica, from matchweek 6 of the 2018/19 Liga NOS, at 8:15 pm this Thursday at the Estádio Municipal Eng.º Manuel Branco Teixeira..

Rui Vitória's preview

"It is not the dimension of the club, of the player and of the budgets that always win the games. This is all relative because we can also have our problems but regardless of the players, we will be ready"

21-man squad

Goalkeepers: Svilar, B. Varela and Odysseas;

Defenders: Conti, Grimaldo, Rúben Dias, Corchia, Jardel and André Almeida;

Midfielders: Fejsa, Gabriel, Cervi, Alfa Semedo, Zivkovic, Pizzi, Samaris, Rafa and Gedson;

Forwards: Jonas, Seferovic and Castillo.

16th trip to Chaves in the Championship

Benfica visits Chaves for the 16th time for the National Championship. In the 15 previous encounters, the eagles racked up 11 victories, 1 draw and lost in the occasions. With regard to goals, the reds scored 21 and conceded only seven.