The Al-Nassr team will challenge the Benfica team in a Friendly Match in Do Algarve Stadium, São João da Venda on Thursday, July 20, 2023. For streaming coverage of Al-Nassr vs Benfica, preview and how to watch it, see in this article.
Benfica will conclude their pre-season friendly run against Al Nassr at the Estadio Algarve on Thursday, 20 July 2023. This will be the first meeting between these two teams in football history. Both teams are strong sides in their region but have never faced each other.
Benfica is a legendary Portuguese team, which has won 38 national league titles, 27 national cups and 8 national super cups. They have also won the European Champions Cup twice, in 1961 and 1962. Last season, Benfica won the Primeira Liga title properly after leading the standings from week 4 to the end of the season. They recorded 28 wins, scored the most goals and conceded the least in the league (82 goals, 20 conceded). They also progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and had a successful season.
On the other hand, Al-Nassr is the leading team of Saudi Arabia, which has 9 national league titles, 6 national cups and 3 national super cups. They also made it into the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League for the 2022/23 season. Last season, they had a great start by leading the table for 3 months under Rudi Garcia.
However, Al-Nassr then lost many important points and had to surrender the title to Al-Ittihad. Therefore, they are very ambitious to reclaim the crown after waiting for 4 years and have invested heavily this summer.
In the last trial match, Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) et al suffered a 0-5 defeat to Celta Vigo in their last friendly match, when Dinko Jelicic made many positional changes in the team. With that result, many fans lost faith in Al-Nassr when they had to face European teams. They will test their skills against a new opponent this week, Benfica.
Benfica and Al Nassr both have very high attacking power, having scored a lot of goals in recent games. In the last 5 matches, Al Nassr has scored 15 goals and conceded 7 times. Benfica has also scored 13 goals and conceded only 4 in the same number of games. And in 4 of those 5 matches, there has been at least 3 times the goal shakes.
The latest shocking news this week comes from Al-Nassr star, CR7. The former Real Madrid player expressed his thoughts on MLS and dismissed speculation about a possible return to Europe in an interview after Al Nassr lost 5-0 to Celta Vigo in a friendly in Portugal.
Ronaldo admits he is more captivated by the Saudi Pro League, which has recently signed a number of top players, than the MLS – where Messi is based at Inter Miami after leaving PSG.
“Saudi Pro League is better than MLS. I can also confirm 100% that I will not return to any European club. I paved the way to Saudi Arabia and now all the best players are coming here”, said Ronaldo as quoted by Reuters.
Live Stream & How To Watch
Al-Nassr vs Benfica match at Do Algarve Stadium, São João da Venda can be watched live streaming. Club Friendlies 2023 Friendly Match match broadcast on beIN SPORTS en Español starting 15:30 ET.
| Match | Al-Nassr vs. Benfica |
| Competition | Club (2023) |
| Match day | Friendly Match |
| Venue | Do Algarve Stadium, São João da Venda |
| Date | Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
| Kickoff | 15:30 ET |
| Official TV | beIN SPORTS en Español |
| Streaming Link | beIN SPORTS en Español |
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Interesting Statistics and Facts
Line-Up Forecast
| Al-Nassr (4-4-2) | Benfica (4-2-3-1) |
| Ospina | Vlachodimos |
| Al-Ghanam | Bah |
| Madu | Morato |
| Lajami | Silva |
| Konan | Jurasek |
| Ghareeb | Florentino |
| Brozovic | Kokcu |
| Fofana | Di Maria |
| Masharipov | Mario |
| Ronaldo | Silva |
| Talisca | Ramos |
Al-Nassr – Last 5 Match Results
- May 28, 2023 – Al Ittifaq [1 – 1] Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League)
- June 01, 2023 – Al Nassr [3 – 0] Al Fateh (Saudi Pro League)
- July 11, 2023 – Al Nassr [2 – 0] Alverca (Club Friendlies)
- July 15, 2023 – Al Nassr [5 – 1] Farense (Club Friendlies)
- July 18, 2023 – Celta Vigo [5 – 0] Al Nassr (Club Friendlies)
Benfica – Last 5 Match Results
- May 14, 2023 – Portimonense [1 – 5] Benfica (EPL)
- May 22, 2023 – Sporting Lisbon [2 – 2] Benfica (EPL)
- May 28, 2023 – Benfica [3 – 0] Santa Clara (EPL)
- July 12, 2023 – Benfica [2 – 0] Southampton (Club Friendlies)
- July 16, 2023 – Basel [1 – 3] Benfica (Club Friendlies)
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