Benfica 3, Estoril 1

ESTORIL, Portugal (Interstat) — Benfica defeated Estoril 3-1 on Saturday in the Primeira Liga season opener at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, riding a flurry of first-half goals and a late strike from substitute Andre Neves. Benfica opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Richard Ríos, playing as a substitute, found the net. The visitors doubled their lead eight minutes later as Alexander Bah, another substitute, scored off an assist from Gonçalo Costa. Bah then turned provider just a minute later, setting up Rafa Silva for Benfica’s third goal in the 16th minute, effectively putting the match out of… Read more...