Richard Ríos played his first official game as Benfica footballer this Thursday, at the Portugal Super Cup, against Sporting de Lisbon.
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In his first official match with the Benfica shirt, Richard Ríos was starting and consecrated champion of the Portuguese Super Cup after imposing 1-0 on Sporting de Lisbon, who was attended by the Colombian Luis Javier Suárez, who entered the final minutes.
The appointment was in Algarve, where Ríos played the full game and was active in both areas. He tried a medium distance shot in the first half that left wide. He recovered the ball four times and had a 79% accuracy in the passes.
Benfica took the victory thanks to a lonely goal by Vangelis Pavlidis. Ríos threw a ball to the Greek, who lowered the ball and tried to play with Samuel Dahl, but the rival defense intercepted. The rebound was served to Pavlidis and did not forgive: creeping auction at the bottom of the network.
The Colombian Luis Javier Suárez, from Sporting, entered in the 68th minute with the aim of balance the score. The clearest option he had on his feet came at the decline of the game, when he released a shot from the edge of the area that was blocked by a rival defender.
He did not reach more and Richard Ríos was able to celebrate his first title with Benfica and El Sexto as a professional footballer, because in his steps for the football of Brazil, where he dressed the colors of Flamengo and Palmeiras, he also knew how to add trophies in his palm male.
Both Ríos and Suárez now must pass the page of what was this definition of the Portugal Super Cup and will focus on the next challenges of the 2025/2026 season, in which both will seek to consolidate as key pieces in their respective teams.
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