The President of the Republic congratulated the Benfica Under-20 team for winning the Intercontinental Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay, in a message posted on the President’s website.
In the message, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza “congratulates the Under 20 team Sport Lisboa e Benfica, coached by Luis Castro, for winning the Intercontinental Cup in the category played in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay.”
This Sunday, Benfica won the final of the Intercontinental Under-20 Football Cup by beating Uruguayan Peñarol 1-0 in Montevideo, becoming the first club to win the trophy.
The decisive moment of the match came in the 69th minute when, after a corner kick from Cher Ndura, Luis Semedo scored the only goal of the match, touching the back of the Uruguayan’s goal after the ball was saved by the opponent. .
It was the first U-20 Intercontinental Cup final that Benfica, the winners of the Youth League in Europe, and Peñarol, the winners of the Copa Libertadores of the same level in South America, qualified for.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
