Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira, 0x2, on Thursday, relating to matchweek 20 of the Primeira Liga. In this competition, César Peixoto's team came from a defeat, and Roger Schmidt's team came from a win.
The first goal was scored by Álex Grimaldo in the 7th minute, from a direct free kick. With this goal, Álex Grimaldo recorded his five goal of the current campaign. João Mário netted the last goal after 11 minutes with a right-foot strike.
After the result Benfica are 1st in the table, with 47 points, while Paços de Ferreira sit 18th place, with 6 points. With regard to the next fixture, Roger Schmidt's team will play away against FC Arouca, while César Peixoto's team will play at home against Gil Vicente.
| Paços de Ferreira | Benfica | |||
| 7 | 3 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 4 | 7 |
1 | Tackles Won | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Ball steals | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 42 | Total Passes | 117 | 7 |
| 8 | 35 | Passes Completed | 99 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | Saves | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Fouls Committed | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |
