Benfica drew 2–2 with Académico Viseu in Liga Portugal Betclic, squandering a dominant performance that saw the Lisbon side accumulate 3.11 xG from 28 shots and 62% possession. Vangelis Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni found the net for the hosts, who created 11 shots on target yet failed to convert their superiority into three points. Académico Viseu's goalkeeper proved exceptional, saving 81.82% of his 11 shots faced and denying Benfica despite their 4-2 shot advantage on target. The visitors' 4–3–3 shape frustrated Benfica's 4–2–3–1 setup, allowing them to scrape a 1.18 xG return and capitalise through clinical finishing. The draw leaves Benfica's early season momentum stalled, whilst Viseu secured an unlikely point away from home.