Napoli vs Benfica, 2008/09 UEFA Cup, First Round

· 1st Leg

Napoli

18': Luigi Vitale
19': Germán Denis
54': Christian Maggio

FT
3 - 2
1st Leg

Benfica

16': David Suazo
59': Luisão

About

Napoli are hosting Benfica at San Paolo, , Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Cup.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Cup

Venue: San Paolo
Location: , Italy
Attendance: 45,000

Line-Ups

Napoli

No.	Name
30	Nicolas Castro Navarro (GK)
13	Fabiano Santacroce
28	Paolo Cannavaro
96	Matteo Contini
11	Christian Maggio
8	Manuele Blasi
23	Walter Gargano
17	Marek Hamsik
3	Luigi Vitale
9	Germán Denis
7	Ezequiel Lavezzi

Napoli Substitutes:

Matteo Gianello, Salvatore Aronica, Leandro Rinaudo, Francesco Montervino, Michele Pazienza, Joao Batista Inacio Pia, Marcelo Zalayeta.

Benfica

No.	Name
12	Quim (GK)
4	Luisão
5	Bastos Lourenco Leo
27	Sidnei
14	Maxi Pereira
26	Hassan Yebda
20	Ángel Di María
24	Carlos Martins
16	Jonathan Urretaviscaya
6	José Antonio Reyes
30	David Suazo

Benfica Substitutes:

Jose Filipe da Silva Moreira, Jorge Ribeiro, Angelo Miguel Vitor, Kostas Katsouranis, Javier Balboa, Rúben Amorim, Nuno Gomes.

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