BARCELOS, Portugal (March 2, 2026) (Interstat) — Benfica opened its Primeira Liga campaign with a 2-1 victory over Gil Vicente on Monday at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos.

The visitors took the lead in the 35th minute when António Silva scored, but Gil Vicente’s Héctor Hernández equalized in the 51st. Benfica substitute Vangelis Pavlidis netted the decisive goal in the 73rd minute, assisted by fellow substitute Alexander Bah. Defender Marvin Elimbi also recorded an assist for Benfica.

The match defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which gave Benfica a 97.2% win probability and forecast a 5-1 scoreline. Five yellow cards were issued in the physical contest. With the win, Benfica starts the league season 1-0, while Gil Vicente begins 0-1.