Boavista vs Benfica Prediction & Betting Tips (14 August)

Champion of Portugal in 2001, Boavista is no longer a club expected to play for the title each season, but the first half of the table remains an objective. In addition, last season, As Panteras finished in 9th place in the Liga BWIN and will try this season to repeat the offense or even play in the top 6, synonymous with qualification for the Europa Conference League qualifiers. The locals were expected in the Portuguese League Cup but disappointed by being eliminated in the first round against Leiria after the fateful penalty shoot-out 0-0 at the end of regulation time.

A defeat which came to recall the shortcomings already present during the pre-season friendlies with two defeats without finding the fault against Arouca 3-0 then Braga 2-0.

At Boavista, the workforce has not changed too much in the off-season although the transfer window has not yet closed, but we still record the departure free of any contract of the group's top scorer last year, Yusupha Njie ( 13 goals) towards Qatar (Al Markhiya) without forgetting that of Ricardo Mangas (4 goals, 1 assist) sent on loan to Guimaraes. For the rest, Bozenik (4 pawns) officially transferred from Feyenoord, Lourenco (4 goals) or the Frenchman Vincent Sasso (also 4 achievements) are still present in the ranks of the club. A little word on the legend of the Portuguese championship, Rafael Bracali (28 appearances last year) who despite his Brazilian nationality will have evolved all his career in Portuguese clubs (Boavista, Arouca, Porto, Nacional) and from the top of his 42 spring decided at the end of the previous financial year, to put an end to his career. At the defending champion, we obviously note the loss of Goncalo Ramos (19 league goals last season) who joined PSG in the form of a loan with an almost compulsory purchase option. It is obviously a big loss for the club since the young talent and Portuguese international represented the future of the club. This is not the only important departure since Grimaldo (5 goals, 9 assists in 33 appearances last year) joined Bayer Leverkusen (free).

The young cracks, Ndour (PSG, free), Moreira (Chelsea, free) or Luis Semedo (Sunderland, free) all left the club this summer (no playing time with the A's) while Gilberto (2 goals in 20 apps in the league) went to Brazil (Bahia, transfer). On the arrivals pontoon, note that of "El Fideo", Angel Di Maria (Juventus, free) who scored in the final of the Portuguese Super Cup while to make up for the loss of Ramos on the attacking front, the leaders opted for Cabral (ex-Fiorentina, 8 goals in SA last year). There is also the arrival of the Czech, Jurasek (ex-Slavia Prague, transfer). Joao Mario (17 goals, 7 assists) is still at the club like the captain, Otamendi (captain), Rafa Silva (8 pawns, 4 patties last year) without forgetting Musa (7 goals) and the Brazilian, David Neres (6 goals, 8 offerings last year). The last city could miss the call (absent in the final of the Portuguese Super Cup).