Rafa and Pavlidis know how to silence Porto at the Dragão | OneFootball

Benfica visit the Estádio do Dragão on Sunday chasing top spot in the league. According to Glorioso 1904, Marco Silva will look to Rafa and Vangelis Pavlidis to provide the goals.

The pair were central to Benfica's last three league wins at the Dragão over the past decade. Rafa decided two of them, Pavlidis inspired the most recent with a standout display.

In 2018/19, Porto led through Adrián López before João Félix sparked the comeback and Rafa completed it. That victory proved pivotal in a title campaign overseen by Bruno Lage.

In 2022/23, Rafa again struck at the key moment, scoring the only goal to secure three points at the Dragão. Benfica ended that season as champions under Roger Schmidt.

In 2024/25, Pavlidis took centre stage with a hat-trick in a 4-1 win, Otamendi adding the fourth. Samu scored Porto's consolation.

After limited minutes in the 2-0 win at San Siro against Milan, both players should return to Marco Silva's starting XI for the clássico.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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