Benfica won the Under-20 Football Intercontinental Cup final today, 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. .
In the presence of Portuguese Football Federation president Fernando Gomes in the stands of Centenario Stadium, the game was balanced, but rarely well played and with rare chances or scoring chances that both teams were interested in. especially in not making mistakes.
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: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
