Benfica thrash AFS in José Mourinho’s debut (Videos) | OneFootball

Benfica won, this Saturday, September 20, against AFS by 2-0. In José Mourinho's debut match on the bench for the Reds, Sudakov opened the scoring at 45+3 minutes. In the second half, Vangelis Pavlidis (57' p.k.) added more comfort to the scoreline and Franjo Ivanovic (63') sealed the deal. Review all the match incidents.

In Vila das Aves, the Reds team faced some difficulties penetrating the Aves block, but managed to score in the last breath of the first half. At 45+3', Georgiy Sudakov took advantage of the confusion in the opposing area and shot against a defender. On the second attempt, he beat Simão Bertelli and made it 1-0.

In the second half, the Eagles dominated across the board and reached the second goal from a penalty, after Sidi Bane elbowed Otamendi in the face. Vangelis Pavlidis (57') was called to take the penalty and did not miss. At 63', the Greek chipped the ball to Franjo Ivanovic. The Croatian, who was in the center of the area, feigned a body move and, with a first-time shot, scored the third.

With this victory – the eighth in 11 games this season –, Benfica now has 13 points in five games in the Liga Portugal Betclic. José Mourinho's team temporarily occupies second place, with 13 points. Porto is in first place with 18 points (one more game).

Benfica returns to the field next Tuesday, September 23, at 8:15 PM, at Estádio da Luz, against Rio Ave. The match pertains to the first (delayed) round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and will be played against the team led by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos.

Goal by Georgiy Sudakov (1-0):

Goal by Vangelis Pavlidis (2-0):

Goal by Franjo Ivanovic (3-0):

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