Benfica secured their first win of the 2025/26 Primeira Liga season with a narrow 1-0 away victory over Estrela Amadora, thanks in part to a composed performance from Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

Trubin started between the posts and completed the full 90 minutes, keeping a clean sheet in a match where he wasn’t overly troubled. The 23-year-old made two routine saves and earned a 6.8 rating from stats platform SofaScore.

The decisive moment came on the hour mark when Greek international striker Vangelis Pavlidis calmly converted from the penalty spot to give the Lisbon giants the lead — and ultimately, all three points.

2025-26, Portugal - Liga Portugal

Estrela - Benfica 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Pavlidis E., 60 (penalty) (0:1)

Estrela: Ribeiro R.; Schappo; Patrick L.; Cabral S.; Chernev; Moreira P.; Ronaldo Fabio (Pinho R., 74); Jovane (Resende J., 82); Godoy А. (Kikas, 64); Marcus
Bench: Pinto Diogo; Drame Is.; Stoica I.

Benfica: Trubin; Silva A.; Dedic A.; Dahl; Otamendi; Barrenechea (Florentino, 87); Aursnes; Pavlidis E. (Araujo P., 90); Ríos (Gouveia Tiago, 90); Schjelderup (Prestianni, 70); Ivanović Fr. (Barreiro L., 87)
Bench: Soares S.; Oliveira; Aktürkoglu
Yellow Cards: Ríos 63