Liga Portugal 2024-2025: Benfica-Sporting, the likely lineups

Benfica hosts Sporting in the penultimate day of Liga Portugal. Kickoff at 7 p.m. at the Da Luz. Eagles and green-and-whites are paired in first place in the standings on 78 points: whoever wins the Lisbon derby puts a serious mortgage on the Scudetto.

Lage relies on Pavlidis in attack, supported by Di Maria, Aursnes and Akturkoglu in the three-quarter. In midfield Kokcu with Florentino, defense headed by Otamendi.

Borges is betting everything on Gyokeres, with Trincao and Goncalves on his sides in the offensive trident. The’former Lecce Hjulmand in midfield, paired with Morita, while the Debast-Inacio pair will lead the backline.

Probable lineups

Benfica (4-2-3-1): Trubin; Araújo, Otamendi, Silva, Carreras; Florentino, Kokçu; Di María, Aursnes, Akturkoglu; Pavlidis. All. Lage

Sporting (3-4-3): Silva; Quaresma, Debast, Inácio; Quenda, Hjulmand, Morita, Araújo; Trincão, Gyökeres, Gonçalves. All. Borges