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Befinca Lose Again, Oscar Cardozo Shoves and Yells at Jorge Jesus
Reaching the finishing line of the 2012-2013 season, Benfica had three titles up for grabs. They ended up losing all of them, leading to quite a bit of frustration from Oscar Cardozo, shoving and trying to do more to his manager, Jorge Jesus, after losing 2-1 in the cup final to Vitoria de Guimaraes.
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Benfica vs Porto – The Game That Sent The Title North?
Hulk opened the scoring, Oscar Cardozo’s brace gave Benfica the lead in the second half, but a red card and Porto’s superior side eventually got the two goals that might bring them the title for a sixth time in seven seasons, winning the O Classico 3-2 in dramatic fashion, taking sole lead of the Primeira Liga in Portugal.
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Ryan Giggs Still Wonderful (Benfica vs Manchester United)
Ryan Giggs’ wonderful first half goal gave Manchester United a point, clinching a 1-1 draw against Benfica in Lisbon, after the Portougese took the lead through Oscar Cardozo.
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Top Scorers in Europe’s Smaller Leagues, March Edition
The top scorers from leagues we don’t usually focus on – the SPL, the Dutch Eredivisie, the Portuguese Liga, the Greek Super League and the Turkish Super Lig.
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Benfica, Porto, and the Little Braga that Could
One third of the way into the season, we take a look at the state of things in the Portuguese Premier League, Liga Sagres, with Braga and Benfica leading the table and Porto (champions of the last four seasons) not too far behind.