Benfica – Aroka, getty images October 26, 2025, 12:42 AM

On October 25, a match of the 9th round of the Portuguese championship took place in Lisbon at the Da Luz stadium, in which Benfica and Aroka met. The hosts won the expected 5-0 victory, completely controlling the course of the game.

The main star of the meeting was Vangelis Pavlidis, who scored a hat-trick, taking two penalties in the 9th and 22nd minutes and scoring another goal in the second half. Otamendi (45+6) and Ivanovic (90+3, penalty) scored one goal each.

Benfica’s Ukrainian midfielder Heorhiy Sudakov spent 63 minutes on the field without being productive, and was replaced by Barreiro. Anatoly Trubin spent the match in goal without conceding a single goal, but his game remained unnoticed due to the weak activity of the opponent.

Benfica completely controlled the game, with Aroka only having 5 shots, none on target, for an xG of 0.44, while the Eagles had 17 attempts on goal with almost three expected goals. Ivanovich put an end to the match with a penalty in the last minutes.

With the win, Benfica took 21 points and moved up to second in the table, behind Sporting, who have a game in hand. Aroka remained in 13th position with 9 points.

Benfica – Aroka 5:0
Goals: Pavlidis, 9 (penalty), 22 (penalty), 50, Otamendi, 45+5, Franjo Ivanovich, 90+2 (penalty)