UEFA Cup

FT Thursday, September 18, 2008
Benfica WDWDD 2
–
Napoli WWWDW 3
1st Leg · San Paolo · 45,000 att.

Lineups

NAP

  1. 30Nicolas Castro NavarroG
  2. 13Fabiano SantacroceD
  3. 28Paolo CannavaroD
  4. 96Matteo ContiniD
  5. 11Christian MaggioM
  6. 8Manuele BlasiM
  7. 23Walter GarganoM
  8. 17Marek HamsikM
  9. 3Luigi VitaleM
  10. 9Germán DenisF
  11. 7Ezequiel LavezziF

Substitutes

  1. 22Matteo GianelloG
  2. 6Salvatore AronicaD
  3. 83Leandro RinaudoD
  4. 4Francesco MontervinoM
  5. 5Michele PazienzaM
  6. 12Joao Batista Inacio PiaF
  7. 25Marcelo ZalayetaF

SLB

  1. 12QuimG
  2. 4LuisãoD
  3. 5Bastos Lourenco LeoD
  4. 27SidneiD
  5. 14Maxi PereiraM
  6. 26Hassan YebdaM
  7. 20Ángel Di MaríaM
  8. 24Carlos MartinsM
  9. 16Jonathan UrretaviscayaF
  10. 6José Antonio ReyesF
  11. 30David SuazoF

Substitutes

  1. 1Jose Filipe da Silva MoreiraG
  2. 25Jorge RibeiroD
  3. 28Angelo Miguel VitorD
  4. 8Kostas KatsouranisM
  5. 11Javier BalboaM
  6. 15Rúben AmorimM
  7. 21Nuno GomesF

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal!! David Suazo hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right channel (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Benfica now leads 1 - 0
  2. 18' Goal!! Luigi Vitale hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the right channel (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  3. 19' Goal!! German Gustavo Denis hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the left wing (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Napoli now leads 2 - 1
  4. 32' Manuele Blasi is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 41' Jorge Neto Carlos Martins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 46' Napoli makes a sub: Michele Pazienza enters for Manuele Blasi. Reason: Tactical
  7. 46' Benfica makes a sub: Javier Balboa enters for Jonathan Urretaviscaya. Reason: Tactical
  8. 54' Goal!! Cristian Maggio hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Napoli now leads 3 - 1
  9. 55' Benfica makes a sub: Kostas Katsouranis enters for Jorge Neto Carlos Martins. Reason: Tactical
  10. 59' Goal!! Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao hits a very good header high through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Benfica now trails 2 - 3
  11. 63' Benfica makes a sub: Nuno Gomes enters for Angel Di Maria. Reason: Tactical
  12. 66' Napoli makes a sub: Marcelo Zalayeta enters for German Gustavo Denis. Reason: Tactical
  13. 75' Napoli makes a sub: Joao Batista Inacio Pia enters for Marek Hamsik. Reason: Tactical
  14. 90' End of the game

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