Benfica beat Casa Pia 7-0 in Liga Portugal Betclic, with their 4-2-3-1 controlling territory and supplying sustained attacking pressure against the hosts’ 4-3-3. Benfica held 64% possession and recorded 20 shots, eight of them on target, while Casa Pia managed three attempts without testing the visiting goalkeeper. The underlying numbers reflected Benfica’s superiority, although the seven-goal margin comfortably exceeded their 3.04 xG; Casa Pia produced 0.12 xG. Vangelis Pavlidis led the scoring with a hat-trick, while Gianluca Prestianni, Jhon Duran and Rafa Silva also found the net. Casa Pia’s goalkeeper faced eight shots on target and saved only 12.5%, conceding 2.68 goals more than the post-shot expected-goals measure suggested. Benfica’s shape provided a stable attacking platform, with the double pivot supporting four advanced players and helping maintain control, whereas Casa Pia struggled to turn their share of possession into shots or entries that threatened the goal. The visitors combined territorial authority with unusually clinical finishing to turn a clear performance advantage into a severe scoreline. Benfica make an emphatic early-season statement with this seven-goal victory.