Arouca 1-2 Benfica
Match summary
Benfica beat Arouca 2-1 in Liga Portugal on Sat, 14 Mar 2026.
Goals — Arouca: Barbero 7' (pen) | Benfica: Rios 50'; Ivanovic 90'.
Arouca had 39% of the possession and 12 shots (6 on target) against 22 (5) for Benfica; corners 2-15, yellow cards 5-6.
Red cards: Arouca 1, Benfica 1.
In their last 14 meetings Arouca won 0, Benfica won 13 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca. Referee: José Armando Torres Bessa.
Match timeline
- 7'BarberoPenalty goal1-0
- 22'SánchezYellow card
- 45'BarberoYellow card
- 48'LeeYellow card
- 50'RiosAssist: SchjelderupGoal1-1
- 59'SilvaYellow card
- 59'RiosYellow card
- 70'⇄In GozalbezOut LeeSubstitution
- 73'⇄In DedicOut BahSubstitution
- 74'⇄In SudakovOut RafaSubstitution
- 74'⇄In PrestianniOut LukébakioSubstitution
- 74'⇄In IvanovicOut SilvaSubstitution
- 75'⇄In PucheOut DjouahraSubstitution
- 75'⇄In SilvaOut MonteiroSubstitution
- 77'GozalbezYellow card
- 79'⇄In NandinOut BarberoSubstitution
- 79'⇄In PopovićOut SánchezSubstitution
- 80'De ArruabarrenaYellow card
- 85'⇄In AnisioOut SchjelderupSubstitution
- 90'IvanovicAssist: PrestianniGoal1-2
- 90'DedicRed card
- 90'TrezzaRed card
- 90'PavlidisYellow card
- 90'TrubinYellow card
- 90'PrestianniYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
BarberoArouca · Attacker
- Expected Goals1.2
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes78
PrestianniBenfica · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes17
FukuiArouca · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
SchjelderupBenfica · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.13
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes84
FontánArouca · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
DahlBenfica · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Benfica 4-2-3-1Arouca 4-2-3-1
Arouca
Coach: Vasco Seabra
Substitutes
- 5Boris PopovićDefender6.6
- 2José SilvaDefender6.0
- 10Pablo GozalbezMidfielder6.7
- 11Miguel PucheAttacker6.4
- 23Dylan NandinAttacker6.5
- 1João ValidoGoalkeeper
- 44Amadou DantéDefender
- 20Yellu SantiagoMidfielder
- 24Brian MansillaAttacker
Unavailable players
- Pedro Santos-
- Mateo Flores-
Benfica
Coach: João Tralhão
Substitutes
- 17Amar DedićDefender5.7
- 10Georgiy SudakovMidfielder6.9
- 72Anísio CabralAttacker7.0
- 9Franjo IvanovićAttacker7.5
- 25Gianluca PrestianniAttacker7.3
- 24Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraDefender
- 73Miguel FigueiredoMidfielder
- 16Manu SilvaMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Nicolas OtamendiPhysical discomfort
- Fredrik AursnesMuscle injury
- BrumaMuscle injury
- João VelosoShoulder injury
Statistics
AroucaBenfica
Key statistics
39%Possession61%
2.5Expected Goals2.09
12Total Shots22
6Shots On Target5
4Big Chances Created4
2Corners15
17Fouls11
5Yellow Cards6
1Red Cards1
0Offsides5
3Goalkeeper Saves5
227Passes Completed371
All statistics
75Attacks108
3Shots Off Target9
3Shots Blocked8
0Hit Woodwork0
3.27Expected Goals On Target1.73
10Free Kicks16
10Shots Inside The Box17
297Total Passes444
2Shots Outside The Box5
3Big Chances Missed2
1.18Expected Assists1.73
7/11 (64%)Crosses Completed11/33 (33%)
194Passes Own Half222
114Passes Opposition Half255
13/42 (31%)Long Passes Completed26/49 (53%)
13Throw-Ins22
9Key Passes19
30Passes Into Final Third99
34Backward Passes58
18Goal Kicks4
7Interceptions6
2.09Expected Goals Conceded2.5
7/13 (54%)Tackles Won10/18 (56%)
32Clearances11
41Duels Won59
11/25 (44%)Aerial Duels Won14/25 (56%)
30/75 (40%)Ground Duels Won45/75 (60%)
10Was Fouled16
7/15 (47%)Successful Dribbles11/18 (61%)
8Was Dribbled Past7
3Final Third Possession Won5
111Possession Lost127
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
0 Arouca1 draws13 Benfica
Match information
- Competition
- Liga Portugal
- Round
- Round 26
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estádio Municipal de Arouca
- Capacity
- 7,000
- Attendance
- 4,428
- Referee
- José Armando Torres Bessa