It will be difficult to heal the open wounds between Roger Schmidt and Benfica fans, especially the most 'radical' ones, from the organized fan groups. The coach said he would not forgive the fans who threw a bottle at him in Faro, and he saw new dissatisfaction coming from the stands at Luz.

Banners directed at the president, flares thrown onto the pitch, insulting chants against the coach, fans against fans. The first half, for those who were at the Estádio da Luz, was worthy of a 'civil war', so frequent in football when the results are not the best.

However, one of the characteristics that embellish this sport is the fact that 'everything is fine when it ends well'. And, after Benfica's comeback over Sp. Braga, this Saturday, there was not a single whistle. The white handkerchiefs were put away.

Sp. Braga entered the match better, more relaxed, and scored the first goal of the game at 28' minutes, through Ricardo Horta. He received a cross from Álvaro Djaló and finished strongly. The aforementioned incidents happened shortly after, which forced the game to be interrupted.

In the second half, after the entry of Álvaro Carreras, Orkun Kokçu and Marcos Leonardo, Benfica reached the tie. It was even the Brazilian, who is now the player with the most goals in the League as a substitute, who started the comeback.

The former Santos player equalized after an indirect free kick, at 71 minutes, one after he came on. At 84 minutes, David Neres scored the comeback goal after a tense cross from Di María to the second post. After the ninetieth, in stoppage time, it was the turn of Marcos Leonardo to score twice in an insistence play.

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Marcos Leonardo came in the middle of the second half, along with Orkun Kokçu, when Benfica were still losing. The young Brazilian came in at minute 70 and... a minute later, he scored. He touched the ball a few times, but he was decisive.

Surprise

Álvaro Carreras came in at 52 minutes to give width to Benfica's left side, which was 'stuck' with Aursnes. The Norwegian moved to the right and the Spaniard gave more depth and width, confirming the last good performance in Faro. Asking for the starting position.

Disappointment

Victor Gomez, Sp. Braga's right-back, did not have the best of games, both defensively and offensively. What's more, he ended up being sent off with a straight red card with a reckless tackle on Ángel Di María.

Coaches

Roger Schmidt: After having changed more than usual against Farense, the German once again bet on several players who have made up his 'base' team. Schmidt's team had a poor first half, partly due to the events off the field. In the second half, he was proactive in the substitutions and ended up being rewarded.

Rui Duarte: The 'interim' coach of Sp. Braga fielded a team that was practically at full strength, but left José Fonte, an experienced player, on the bench. He took a risk with Cher Ndour as a centre-back and that bet seemed to have paid off in the first half. However, the 'patient' behaviour asked of his players seemed to have been counterproductive in the second half. Sp. Braga wasted time from the beginning of the game and ended up losing.

Referee

João Pinheiro could have given a heavier warning to Nicolás Otamendi, Benfica's central defender, for elbowing Zalazar in the face. A yellow card would have been fine. In the play of the red card given to Victor Gomez, the straight red card is accepted, although the intensity of the stomp on Di María is always somewhat interpretive.