On Wednesday, coach Filipa Patao handed former Nigeria youth international Ucheibe a starting role for Braga, while Netherlands-born Cape Verdean Amani came off the bench for the Lisbon side.
Since February s final defeat to Sporting Braga, Benfica were eager to avoid back-to-back losses and Cloe Lassara got the Eagles an early lead after just four minutes at Estadio Municipal de Leiria.
After profiting from Sporting s defensive blunder, the holders maintained their high-flying start and soon found another breakthrough when Nycole doubled the lead in the 12 minutes.
Benfica suffered a major setback in the encounter when they were reduced to 10 players following the sending off of Beatriz Cameirao in the 34th minute but they held on to a 2-0 first-half lead.
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