Decisive figure supplies the spark for Benfica against Nacional | OneFootball

Gianluca Prestianni created the breakthrough in the third minute with a whipped cross, and his two-assist display set up Benfica's 2-0 win over Nacional.

His early burst down the right produced the opener for Andreas Schjelderup (3.). He then picked the right pass again, sliding in Rafa Silva to finish low (14.).

He kept stretching Nacional, combining to release Amar Dedic for a blocked effort (37.). Minutes later, the winger's right-footed strike from outside the box clipped the upright (40.).

After the restart, his delivery stayed sharp. From a corner, António Silva glanced a header narrowly wide (60.). Later, another teasing cross gave Evangelos Pavlidis a close-range chance that he headed past the far post (77.). He finished with two assists, five key passes and four successful dribbles, the Águias' chief creator.

Because Benfica repeatedly found him early and trusted his set piece quality, he attacked space on the right and forced constant defensive shifts. That supply line kept Encarnados in control of the key moments.

Encarnados visit Sporting CP next, while Nacional host Alverca.