Pavlidis ends drought to lift Benfica against Vitória de Guimarães | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis ended a run of six games without a goal as Benfica beat Vitória de Guimarães, a result that gave him fresh impetus in the title race.

Record writes that Pavlidis was the surprise starter in attack against Vitória de Guimarães, with many expecting Croatian forward Ivanovic to reclaim a starting berth three months after his last.

Richard Ríos won the ball high up the pitch and teed up the Greek, who finished for his 21st goal in Liga Portugal Betclic this season. It was also his 59th in a Benfica shirt, the No 14’s tally in his second campaign at the club.

Gianluca Prestianni opened the scoring at Luz, his third of the campaign, matching his best professional return from his time at Vélez Sarsfield. He has three goals and two assists in 2025/26.

This season, Pavlidis, valued at 35 million euros, has played 47 competitive matches for Benfica, 27 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 14 in the Champions League, three in the Taça de Portugal, two in the Taça da Liga and one in the Supertaça. Across 3,870 minutes he has 29 goals and five assists.

Source: Glorioso 1904