Napoli vs Benfica, 2008/09 UEFA Cup, First Round
· 1st LegAbout
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
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 |
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 |
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