Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Tuesday 13 April 2010

Result

Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Tuesday 13 April 2010, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP: match report

Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-0 in Liga Portugal on Tuesday 13 April 2010. The half-time score was 0-0.

O. Cardozo opened the scoring in the 68th minute. Benfica's goals came from O. Cardozo (68') and P. Aimar (78'). Sporting CP did not score.

Discipline: Benfica received 3 yellow cards; Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Benfica were 1st on 64 points from 25 and Sporting CP 4th on 41 points from 25. Benfica went on to finish that season 1st with 76 points, and Sporting CP 4th with 48.

Benfica lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting CP in a 4-1-3-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Benfica wins, 4 draws and 3 for Sporting CP.

Going into the match Benfica's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Sporting CP's W-L-W-W-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 40'Yellow card · Rui PatrícioSporting CP
  • 46'Yellow card · Abel FerreiraSporting CP
  • 46'Yellow card · LuisãoBenfica
  • 55'Yellow card · Fábio CoentrãoBenfica
  • 68'Goal · O. CardozoBenfica · 1-0
  • 76'Yellow card · Ángel Di MaríaBenfica
  • 78'Goal · P. AimarBenfica · 2-0
  • 87'Yellow card · Miguel VelosoSporting CP

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Benfica 2, draws 4, Sporting CP 3.

Team news

Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Júlio César, David Luiz, Luisão, Javi García, Ramires, Carlos Martins, Óscar Cardozo, Ángel Di María, Brandon Truter, Pablo Aimar Giordano

Sporting CP expected line-up (4-1-3-2)

Rui Patrício, Ânderson Polga, Tonel, João Moutinho, Fábio Rochemback, Miguel Veloso, Derlei, Liédson