Benfica vs Arouca Prediction: Lions have a successful start to the season

Benfica will face Arouca at the Da Luz stadium as they begin the 2022-23 Primera season. The home side has a significant advantage in the head-to-head encounters. Will the visitors be able to create problems for the favorites?

In the previous Primera season, Benfica failed to compete with their main rivals Porto and Sporting. The Lisbon club finished third, 17 points behind reigning champions Porto. The Lions played six friendlies in pre-season and delighted their fans with positive results. Benfica was stronger than Reading, Nice, Fulham, Girona, Newcastle United, and Midtjylland (21:6 in goals scored and conceded).

Arouca had a tough time in their previous Primeira campaign. In their 34 games, they scored just seven victories and 31 points. That was enough to ensure their place in the Portuguese league for the 2022-23 season (15th place in the table). In the pre-season campaign, they lost 2:3 to Braga, drew 0:0 with Chaves, and beat Paris 13 with a score of 2:1.

Benfica lost their top score this summer as Darwin Nunez left to join Liverpool in the EPL. The loss of the Uruguayan forward will undoubtedly impact the Lisbon club's attacking potential. However, even considering this factor, Benfica should be confident of beating underdogs like Arouca, especially since Benfica has shown in pre-season that they can play great attacking football. 

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