Sporting-Benfica: extended highlights of the League Cup final

The Benfica Foundation and Professional Football made Gonçalo's dream come true. At the Estádio da Luz, the young fan experienced unforgettable moments with the players and coach Bruno Lage. An unforgettable experience that will remain etched in his memory, his heart and his happy smile.

At the Estádio Municipal de Leiria on Sunday, March 9, Benfica's women's football team beat Sporting 2-1 in the League Cup final, with goals from Laís Araújo and Carole Costa, who lifted the trophy together with Pauleta in front of many Benfica fans. See the best images...

Di María, Amdouni, Otamendi, Aktürkoğlu, Renato Sanches, Barreiro and Florentino were assigned to take penalty kicks in the tie-breaker in the League Cup final (1-1 in the 90 minutes) and proved to be excellent at converting them. Trubin saved a penalty and confirmed Benfica's victory in Leiria on January 11. It was the Glorioso's 8th victory in the competition.

With three goals without reply (3-0), Benfica saw off Braga in the semi-final of the League Cup and qualified for the big decider, scheduled for Saturday, January 11, also at the Estádio Municipal de Leiria. Di María (2) and Álvaro Carreras scored the goals for the Reds on Wednesday night, January 8.