Primeira Liga 2025-2026: Benfica-Rio Ave, the likely lineups

Tuesday night Benfica and Rio Ave will take on each other at 9:15 p.m. at the da Luz Stadium. There’s great curiosity for Jose Mourinho, in his first in front of his new fans.

The Special One wants to repeat the success after the clear 3-0 win against AVS Futebol SAD and to do so he has decided to rely on a 4-2-3-1 with Obrador, Araujo, Antonio Silva and Dahl in front of Trubin. Barrenechea and Rios will act as a dam with Schjelderup, Sudakov and Aursnes supporting Pavlidis.

Rio Ave did not have the best start to the season (3 points in the first 5 games) and wants to turn things around even though the challenge will be tough. 3-4-2-1 the form chosen by Sylaidopoulos, with Miszta in goal helped by Petrasso, Panzo and Abbey. Athanasiou, Pohlmann, Liavas and Tome in the middle of the field, Spikic, Clayton just behind offensive reference André Luiz.

Probable lineups
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Benfica (4-2-3-1): Trubin; Obrador, Araujo, Antonio Silva, Dahl; Barrenechea, Rios; Schjelderup, Sudakov, Aursnes; Pavlidis. All. Mourinho
Rio Ave (3-4-2-1): Miszta; Petrasso, Panzo, Abbey; Athanasiou, Pohlmann, Liavas, Tome; Spikic, Clayton, André Luiz. All. Sylaidopoulos