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5-0, 62-year-old Mourinho showed off his power: led the team to a big victory + approached the top of the Portuguese Super League overnight

3:19pm, 26 October 2025【Football】

The Benfica team, coached by the 62-year-old Mourinho and ranked third before the game, ushered in the ninth round of the Portuguese Super League. Benfica sat at their home court to face the Aroka team, which was ranked 11th before the game.

Benfica had 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in the 4 games before the game, while Aroca had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the 4 games before the game. The state is slightly better than Benfica. In the last 12 meetings between the two sides, Benfica has the absolute upper hand because Benfica defeated Aroka 11 times in those 12 meetings. Therefore, more than 60% of the fans were full of confidence in Benfica defeating Aroka at home before the game. Mourinho is determined to win this game.

In the 9th minute of the first half, Pavlidis scored a successful penalty shot to help Benfica take the lead.

Thirteen minutes later, Pavlidis scored another successful penalty shot to help Benfica expand its lead.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Lukbakio made a wonderful pass, and Otamendi helped Benfica score another victory and continue to expand their lead.

In the 5th minute of the second half, Prestianini passed the ball and Pavlidis scored a hat trick, helping Benfica win another victory and completely seal the victory.

In stoppage time, Benfica scored another victory.

In the end, Benfica swept Aroka and avoided losing two consecutive rounds of the Portuguese Super League. After the game, Benfica surpassed Sporting CP and moved up to second place with 21 points, and was only 1 point behind Porto at the top of the table.