Fatima beat Benfica Castelo-Branco 3:1 in the 1/128-finals of the Portuguese Cup on 29 August 2026. The hosts took control early and saw the game out despite a late reply from their visitors. By then the result was never really in doubt.
The opening goal arrived in the eighteenth minute, a moment that set the tone for what followed. Fatima worked the ball into dangerous areas and finished when it mattered most. Benfica had to chase the game from that point forward.
The second half brought more drama, with Fatima extending their lead in the fifty-eighth minute. They got in behind the defence and made the visitors pay. The eighty-third minute saw them add a third, and here's the thing — Benfica had lost their man in the box.
Benfica pulled one back in the ninetieth minute, but it came too late to change anything. Fatima had kept their composure throughout and didn't let the visitors back into the contest. The yellow cards at forty-ninth, fifty-seventh and eighty-eighth minutes told their own story.
Fatima dominated possession at fifty-eight per cent and registered one hundred and nineteen attacks against ninety-nine for their opponents. They won ten corners to three, which showed where the pressure lay. Benfica's forty-two per cent possession didn't translate into chances.
The victory keeps Fatima moving forward in the cup competition. Benfica's run ends here, and the hosts have another round to look ahead to. The scoreline was comfortable enough to suggest this was one-sided from start to finish.