<page_title> 1976–77 S.L. Benfica season </page_title> <section_title> Matches </section_title> <table> <cell> 4 September 1976 1 </cell> <cell> Sporting </cell> <cell> 3–0 </cell> <cell> Benfica </cell> <cell> Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Porém Luís </cell> </table>
Benfica lost to Sporting 3–0 on 4 September at Estádio de Alvalade.