Benfica Lisbon won the Portuguese League Cup for the eighth time in its history this Saturday (1-1, 7 tab to 6). Returning from injury, Renato Sanches participated in this success.
Victim of his twenty-eighth muscle injury during the month of November, Renato Sanches (27 years old) returned to competition at the start of 2025. As a substitute, he appeared during the three matches contested by Benfica Lisbon, including the victory over Sporting CP (1-1, 7 tab to 6) in the final of the Portuguese League Cup. It was not until the 14th shot on goal of an endless session, Francisco Trincao failing in front of Anatolii Troubine, to see the Lisbon side win a title that had eluded them since 2016.
The game started perfectly with the achievement of young Andreas Schjelderup (29′), which was celebrated by Rocco Ascone. The midfielder, trained in Lille, rubbed shoulders with the Norwegian at Nordsjaelland and, through Instagram, said he supported his former teammate during this great display. Viktor Gyökeres, again, reset the scoreboard by converting a penalty before the break (43′). It was therefore necessary to go to penalties to secure the final victory.
Appearing for 24 minutes on January 4, then 26 minutes on the 8th, Renato Sanches entered this time 8 minutes from the final whistle. Enough to be decisive? Yes, since the Portuguese scored the fifth (out of 7) shots on goal for Benfica Lisbon.
