Benfica vs Arouca: 5–0
Benfica beat Arouca 5–0 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Saturday, 25 October 2025 at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga (2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga)
- Kick-off time: Sat, 25 Oct 2025, 19:30 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
- Attendance: 60,322
- Teams: Benfica (home), Arouca (away)
Goals
- 9' — Vangelis Pavlidis (penalty) (Benfica)
- 22' — Vangelis Pavlidis (penalty) (Benfica)
- 45'+6' — Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), assist Dodi Lukébakio
- 50' — Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), assist Gianluca Prestianni
- 90'+3' — Franjo Ivanovic (penalty) (Benfica)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Benfica | Arouca |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 53.4 | 46.6 |
| Shots | 17 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 0 |
| Corners | 9 | 1 |
| Fouls | 13 | 18 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin (G), Nicolás Otamendi (CD-L), Tomás Araújo (CD-R), Samuel Dahl (LB), Fredrik Aursnes (RB), Georgiy Sudakov (AM), Enzo Barrenechea (LM), Richard Ríos (RM), Vangelis Pavlidis (F), Gianluca Prestianni (AM-L), Dodi Lukébakio (AM-R).
Arouca (4-2-3-1): João Valido (G), José Fontán (CD-L), Omar Fayed (CD-R), Arnau Solà (LB), Tiago Esgaio (RB), Pablo Gozálbez (AM), Espen Van Ee (LM), David Simão (RM), Barbero (F), Miguel Puche (AM-L), Alfonso Trezza (AM-R).
Recent form
Benfica: won 2–1 vs Gil Vicente (26 Sept); lost 1–0 away to Chelsea (30 Sept); drew 0–0 away to FC Porto (5 Oct); won 2–0 away to GD Chaves (17 Oct); lost 3–0 away to Newcastle United (21 Oct).
Arouca: lost 2–0 vs Casa Pia (14 Sept); won 2–1 away to C.D. Nacional (20 Sept); lost 4–0 vs FC Porto (29 Sept); drew 1–1 vs FC Famalicao (5 Oct); won 2–1 away to Portimonense (18 Oct).