Scored two goals in 10 minutes, became the star of the match

On the night of January 9, the famous Argentine footballer of the Portuguese "Benfica" Angel Di Maria scored a double in the 10th minute of the match with "Braga" in the semi-final stage of the League Cup. Lent.az reports with reference to foreign media that the 36-year-old midfielder has been recognized as a valuable player of this game. The former leader of the Argentina national team, now Benfica star Di Maria, scored two goals against Braga in the first half of the last game, resulting in the opponent's defeat - 3:0. Angel opened the scoring in the 27th minute of the match and scored the goal that put the final point in this cup match in the 37th minute. These goals were the 12th and 13th for the Argentinian this season. After the game with Braga, the Benfica midfielder received the most valuable player award of the match. It is worth mentioning that Spanish defender Alvaro Fernandes also scored between Di Maria's goals. Now, in the final of the Portuguese League Cup, Benfica will face Sporting on January 11. The "Lions" defeated "Porto" (1:0) a day earlier in the first semi-final thanks to a goal by Viktor Dokesh, the best bombardier of 2024. Thus, the two Lisbon clubs will face each other for the 20th time in the history of Portuguese football to compete for the prize.