Benfica v Nacional: After the storm comes the calm (Video) | OneFootball

There’s nothing like playing at home. On the afternoon of this Sunday, April 12, Benfica’s professional football team was in action, hosting and beating Nacional 2-0. In a match from the 29th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Andreas Schjelderup and Rafa Silva scored the goals. Check out the story of the game here.

Anatoliy Trubin, Dedic, António Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Richard Ríos, Leandro Barreiro, Prestianni, Rafa Silva, Schjelderup and Pavlidis were José Mourinho’s starting picks against Nacional. During the match, the Portuguese coach also brought on Franjo Ivanovic, Dodi Lukebakio, Fredrik Aursnes, Enzo Barrenechea and Gonçalo Moreira.

Playing at the Estádio da Luz, in front of their own fans, Benfica came out flying, eager to make up for what had happened in Rio Maior. Fábio Veríssimo had barely blown the whistle and the Eagles were already celebrating the game’s first goal, scored by Schjelderup after an assist from Prestianni (3'). Moments later, the Argentine produced another inspired move, which led to the 2-0, finished by Rafa Silva (14'). Before half-time, the Reds still had more chances to extend their lead.

In the second half, José Mourinho’s men came out on top, looking to build on the strong display they had shown in the first half. After 58 minutes, the Eagles had the chance to make it 3-0, but Pavlidis missed the penalty, which ultimately renewed the visitors’ hopes. Ten minutes later, Nacional found the net, but the goal was ruled out for offside. The final score remained 2-0.

With this result, the club from Luz gets back on track in the league after suffering a very damaging slip-up in Rio Maior against Casa Pia. After 29 rounds, Benfica sits in third place with 69 points, two behind Sporting (71), although the Lions have a game in hand, and four behind Porto (74), who face Estoril.

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