In order to achieve a victory that allows them to take confidence for the next week, the Benfica team jumps to the stadium of Luz da Luz in Lisbon, where they will receive the visit of a modest Arouca, in a game corresponding to the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal.
Benfica:
Those led by Rui Vitoria are having a rather slow start in their participation in the Primeira Liga de Portugal, it is true that the Eagles come to win 1-3 in their visit to Tondela before the recess by the FIFA date, but it has been the only victory in its last five games taking into consideration all the competitions.
Thus the triumph over Tondela leaves behind a two-game losing streak by the Primeira Liga against Belenenses and Moreirense, to be placed in the fourth box of the Portuguese League with 20 points.
But this poor performance has also moved to the UEFA Champions League where the Eagles have been complicated by the draw at home a goal against Ajax of the Netherlands since with two games to go are placed in third place with 4 points, four points less than the second that is just for Ajax.
But finally, knowing that in a couple of days they have a very important game like the game against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League where they can decide their luck, they have to take confidence and there is no better way than a good victory this Thursday as a local.
Arouca:
As is known, those led by Quim Machado lost the category a couple of years ago and because of the performance they are showing in the current season of the Second Division we do not believe they can recover it.
And it is that although Arouca comes from beating 2-0 to Leixoes their place at the moment is the 13th place very far from the posts of promotion and this is due to the irregularity of the team.
But finally, it is time to turn the page and what better to do before a team with history in Portugal football as Benfica, and be careful that despite being an irregular team visiting Aroquenses have only lost one game of their last four matches where the other three were victories, and they want to maintain that level to break that negative streak by facing Benfica against whom they have lost not only in the last three games.
But if we want to be more extensive, Arouca adds a victory in his ten games against a Benfica that was eight wins.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.49
