Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 24 August 2008

Result

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 24 August 2008, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-0

Rio Ave · Benfica · Liga Portugal predictions

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: match report

Rio Ave drew with Benfica 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 24 August 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.

José Semedo opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Rio Ave's goal came from José Semedo (55'). Benfica scored through Nuno Gomes (56').

Discipline: Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Liga Portugal season and is kept for reference.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Yellow card · Miguel LopesRio Ave
  • 49'Yellow card · Fellipe BastosBenfica
  • 55'Goal · José SemedoRio Ave · 1-0
  • 56'Goal · Nuno GomesBenfica · 1-1
  • 69'Yellow card · LivramentoRio Ave
  • 78'Yellow card · LuisãoBenfica

Team news

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

Quim, Léo, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Gilles Binya, Luis Filipe, Edcarlos, Kostas Katsouranis, Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barrotti, Rui Costa, Óscar Cardozo