Benfica beat Rio Ave

Benfica edged out Rio Ave in a fantastic win on Saturday, 4x2, in a game related to matchweek 9 of Primeira Liga. Coming into the contest, Lisboa's team came from a draw, and Vila do Conde's team came from a win. Gonçalo Ramos runned the show.

After 6 minutes, Fábio Ronaldo opened the scoring for Rio Ave, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty box, supplied by Yakubu Aziz. After 13 minutes, Gonçalo Ramos struck for Benfica, with a right-foot shot inside the box, supplied by João Mário. In an unfortunate moment Jhonatan Luiz scored an own goal in the 19th minute. With 45 minutes already played, Lisboa's team increased their lead with a goal from Gonçalo Ramos with a left-foot strike. With this goal, Gonçalo Ramos recorded his ten goal of the current campaign.

After 62 minutes, Petar Musa doubled the lead for encarnados, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty box. With 86 minutes on the clock, Guga Rodrigues scored the last goal of the match, with a right-foot strike from outside the penalty box, created by Costinha.

After the result Benfica are 1st in the table, with 25 points, while Rio Ave sit 11th place, with 9 points. Next up, Lisboa's team visit FC Porto, whilst Vila do Conde's team will host Portimonense.