Amadora, Portugal – E be like say Benfica don start their Primeira Liga campaign no be small! As dem face Estrela da Amadora for José Gomes stadium on August 16, 2025, dem carry come home 1-0 win. Na hard-fought match wey make everybody dey hold their breath!
The first half na wah! Samuel Dahl wey be left-back for Benfica try to score but miss am pass. E try twice, but the ball no gree enter. Na so Estrela na start to show their own with Alan Godoy wey break clear but Otamendi block hin shot like say na mini World Cup final. Sapa no mean play o!
Estrela try to push back, with Cabral wey volley from close range but e miss am. Some serious fire dey happen as both sides dey show pepper, but nobody wan give up easy!
Di biggest drama happen for second half. Dem give Benfica penalty after Franjo Ivanovic na dem drag Chernev down. Vangelis Pavlidis, the man wey sabi score, no miss chance! E smash the ball down di middle and kolo for goal, wahala!
Later, Ivanovic dey chance to make am 2-0, but Renan Ribeiro wey be Estrela goalkeeper no gree. Na him save dey keep Estrela alive for di game, as dem struggle to find equalizer.
As di game dey reach added time, Kikas get chance to score for Estrela but hin shoot over di bar. Na wetin we go fit call “miss of di day”!
After di match, José Faria wey dey coach Estrela no too vex despite di loss. E know say eight of hin starting players na new guys wey just enter di team, including new strikers and centre-backs. E go matter for di next games if dem fit gree learn fast!
Benfica, on di other hand, dey now prepare to face dem legendary coach, José Mourinho and his Fenerbahce wey dey wait for dem in di Champions League play-off. Coach Bruno Lage fit make changes to di squad to save energy for di battle. But for now, dem don collect three solid points!
At the grandstand, fans dey celebrate di win as if na their birthday. Na small small matches like dis dey shape di season. If Benfica fit continue like dis, dem dey eye di league title, but dem no fit forget say Estrela even if dem no get good record against Benfica, dem still get fans wey sabi make noise!
