Benfica soar in Europe and sink Ruben Amorim's Milan (2-0) | OneFootball

Benfica got off to the best possible start in the Europa League and secured a 2-0 win over Milan at San Siro. Even with a heavily rotated side, Marco Silva got the better of Ruben Amorim and secured three important points for the Eagles in their European opener.

Trubin, Circati, Aursnes, Sudakov, Lukebakio, Kamiński, Jhon Durán, El Karouani, João Palhinha, Tomás Araújo and Banjaqui. These were the eleven chosen by Marco Silva for the Europa League opener in Milan, keeping stars like Prestianni and Pavlidis in reserve.

Benfica started strongly and took the lead after 15 minutes. Lukebakio received the ball on the right, drove inside, beat Bartesaghi for pace and, from outside the box, fired a powerful, precise shot that ended up in the back of Maignan’s net. The move began at the feet of Jakub Kaminski. Shortly afterwards, the Eagles came very close to a second. After high pressing from Kaminski, Sudakov won back the ball and, from the edge of the area, struck firmly, only to see his effort hit the left post.

Milan tried to respond and came up against an Anatoliy Trubin in superb form. The Ukrainian goalkeeper, who started as reported in advance by Glorioso 1904, made four saves and ended the match with a composed display.

In the second half, Benfica scored again. In the 53rd minute, Sudakov played Kaminski through, but his first shot was blocked. The move continued and El Karouani put the ball back into the box, where the Pole arrived to unleash a powerful finish that left Maignan with no chance. It was Kaminski’s first goal in a Benfica shirt.

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