Benfica 3-1 AGF result, stats and report

Benfica made it three wins from five Liga Portugal matches at home with a 2-1 victory over Estoril, but a late Yanis Begraoui goal gave the scoreline a closer look than the stats deserved.

Benfica dismantled AGF with a clinical first half at the Estádio da Luz, and the statistics tell a story of a structural mismatch that the scoreline barely does justice to. This was a coaching problem for AGF, not a performance one.

Benfica arrive at the San Siro on Wednesday night with goals in their legs and a point to prove in the Europa League. AC Milan had better be ready to compete.

Porto have kept five consecutive home clean sheets and sit top of Liga Portugal, but Benfica bring a high-possession, high-volume attacking pattern that has unpicked defences with regularity. Something has to give on Sunday.

Benfica have scored 14 goals in three home Liga Portugal matches this season, and Gil Vicente arrive at the Estádio da Luz having failed to register a single away goal in their last five road trips. Something has to give.

Benfica arrive in Moreira de Cónegos carrying nine goals from their opening two Liga Portugal fixtures, and Moreirense have conceded fourteen away from home in their last five on the road. Something has to give.

Marítimo are flying at the Estádio dos Barreiros, unbeaten and full of confidence. Benfica are pumping in goals for fun but leaking them away from home. Something has to give.

Newcastle's £29.5m signing of Amar Dedic from Benfica is being framed as a routine right-back deal, but it's really the first hard evidence of Matthias Jaissle reshaping the squad in his own image weeks after Eddie Howe's exit. With Tino Livramento injured and Liverpool visiting on Sunday, the timing carries real risk.