Benfica achieved an exciting 2-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon in a strong derby between the two teams on Sunday evening, as part of the Portuguese league competitions. The match witnessed intense competition between the sides until the final minutes, before Benfica clinched it in the dying moments.

Benfica opened the scoring through Schjelderup in the 27th minute following an error by Morita, before Sporting managed to get back into the match in the 72nd minute through Morita himself, who compensated for his mistake with the equalizing goal. The match featured dangerous opportunities for both sides, most notably Trubin's save of a penalty taken by Suarez for Sporting.

In the final moments, Sporting thought they had snatched the win through Rafael Neel in the 90+1 minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside after a video review, leaving the draw intact amid great tension in the decisive minutes.

However, Benfica had the final say, with Rafa Silva scoring the winning goal in stoppage time, securing three valuable points for his team.

With this victory, Benfica raised its tally to 72 points and temporarily moved up to second place, while Sporting remained with 71 points and became third, both trailing behind the leader Porto, who is currently playing against Tondela, with 77 points so far.