Benfica will face Porto at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on Wednesday.
Benfica come into this match after losing 2-1 to Feyenoord in their last game. First-half goals from Brazilian forward Igor Paixao and Mexican forward Santiago Gimenez secured victory for Feyenoord. Benfica’s goal was scored by Croatian striker Petar Musa.
Porto, on the other hand, drew 1:1 against Rayo Vallecano in their last match. England striker Danny Namas’ goal for Porto was canceled out by striker Alvaro Garcia’s goal.
Benfica vs Porto Prediction
Benfica won the league last season and have already lost some key players from the title winning team. While Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez left in January, star striker Goncalo Ramos recently moved to Paris Saint-Germain, while Spanish left-back Alex Grimaldo joined Bayer Leverkusen.
Benfica signed Turkish midfielder Orkun Kokca for €25m and Czech left-back David Jurásk for €14m, while veteran winger Angel Di Maria joined on a free transfer. There may be more movement before the transfer window closes; the likes of Antonio Silva and Florentino Luis have been linked with moves away. It will also be interesting to see how Benfica replace the goalscoring performance of Ramos, who managed 19 goals in the league last season.
Porto, on the other hand, finished in 2nd place last season. They were more subdued than Benfica; Nico Gonzalez and Fran Navarro joined for a combined fee of €15 million. Attention will now turn to Mehdi Taremi; The Iran international is regarded as one of the best strikers in Portugal and has been linked with a move away, with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United suggested as potential destinations.
Prediction: Benfica 1-0 Porto
Benfica vs Porto: TV Channel and Live Streaming
Argentina: Star+
Australia: RTPi
Brazil: Star+, RTPi, ESPN2
Canada: RTPi
Croatia: Sportklub 1 Croatia
France: RTPi
Germany: RTPi
Ghana: Startimes Sports Life, StarTimes App
Israel: Sport 1
Jamaica: ESPNPlay Caribbean
Kenya: StarTimes App, Startimes Sports Life
Mexico: ESPN3 Mexico, ESPN Mexico, Star+
Nigeria: StarTimes App, Startimes Sports Life
Philippines: RTPi
Poland: RTPi, Eleven Sports 1 Poland
Portugal: RTP Africa, RTP Play, RTP 1
Serbia: SportKlub 1 Serbia
South Africa: Startimes Sports Life, StarTimes App, RTPi
Spain: RTPi
Sweden: RTPi
Switzerland: RTPi
United Kingdom: RTPi
USA: RTPi