Benfica's full-throttle start against Nacional was a first | OneFootball

Benfica’s 2-0 win over Benfica, against Nacional, continues to make headlines for all the right reasons. Throughout the season, José Mourinho’s side had already treated their fans to early goals, however, this is the first time, in 2025/26, that the Eagles have reached a second goal so quickly.

According to Record, never before this season had Benfica managed to score two goals in such a short space of time as they did against Nacional. The players directly responsible for this unprecedented feat for the Reds were Gianluca Prestianni - praised by his teammates - Andreas Schjelderup and Rafa Silva, the scorers.

It is worth noting that in previous matches in which the Eagles scored more than once, it had never happened within such a short interval. Schjelderup got the Reds’ party started as early as the third minute and, 11 minutes later, Prestianni found Rafa Silva, who only had to tap the ball into the islanders’ net, thus sealing the final result.

The clash against Nacional therefore goes down in Benfica’s history this season for an achievement that had never previously been recorded. So far, in 2025/26, the Eagles, first led by Bruno Lage and then by José Mourinho, had only managed to score one goal in the opening 15 minutes on 10 different occasions.

It should be remembered that Benfica returned to winning ways in the league after the damaging draw for the Eagles’ standings against Casa Pia. The Eagles, led by José Mourinho, wrapped up the match against Nacional in just 14 minutes, with goals from Andreas Schjelderup (3') and Rafa Silva (14'). The Greek missed a penalty, which could have made it 3-0 for Glorioso.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.