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2-0, 62-year-old Mourinho showed off his power: led Benfica to a complete victory and advanced to the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup

The Xavies team, which was ranked 4th in the Portuguese Liga before the game, ushered in the third round of the Portuguese Cup. Xaviers was at home to face the Benfica team coached by 62-year-old Mourinho and ranked 3rd in the Portuguese Super League before the game.

Benfica had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the 5 games before the game, while Xaviers had 4 wins and 1 draw in the 5 games before the game in better condition than Benfica.

In the last three meetings between the two sides, Benfica has the upper hand because Benfica defeated Chavez twice in those three games. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Benfica defeating Chavez as a guest.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Rego passed the ball and Pavlidis took the lead to help Benfica take the lead.

In the 80th minute, Pavlidis helped Benfica gain another victory to expand its lead.

In the end, Benfica defeated Xaves and advanced to the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup.

Benfica had the dominant ball possession rate in the entire game, exceeding 60% of the ball possession rate. In addition, Benfica had a higher number of corner kicks than Xavies, a higher number of shots than Xavies, and a higher number of shots on target.

Barrenecea will start this battle with Benfica together with Dedic, Olsnes, Lukbakio, Pavlidis and other powerful players. Congratulations to Mourinho!