Pavlidis endures nightmare night, Benfica star still given a scare | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis, the goal-scorer for Benfica, had a rather eventful night while on duty with the Greek national team. Besides the heavy defeat against Denmark, with a score of 3-0, the number 14 of the reds also experienced an earthquake that was felt in the city of Athens.

Although the incident did not cause injuries or significant damage, it raised concerns within Benfica and for Bruno Lage, since their player, Vangelis Pavlidis, was in the area, as he had taken to the field hours before the quake in the match against Morten Hjulmand, captain of Sporting, where the lion triumphed over the eagle.

Despite the tremor being felt in the city of Athens, with the competent authorities recording quakes with a magnitude of 5.2, the epicenter of the seismic activity occurred off the coast of the Island of Evia, about 50km from the Athenian coast. After the alert, which was given around 00:27 local time, additional aftershocks were observed, but with a lower magnitude.

It seems that everything turned out well, which will not add extra concerns for Benfica, as the Greek international is likely very close to returning to Portugal, to join the reds' squad, who are preparing for the match against Santa Clara.

With this defeat, the forward's national team now occupies the third position in group C of the World Cup qualifiers, with three points. Hjulmand's Denmark, captain of Sporting, is the leader (four), tied with Scotland. Belarus closes the standings with zero points.

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