He Benfica started the Champions League in a disastrous way with 0 points out of a possible 12. A situation that made it very difficult for them to get into the top 24, but the away win against Ajax gave them wings. Jose Mourinho. Some wings that took advantage of this Wednesday to overcome the Naples in Da Luz (2-0) with goals from Richard Rios y Barreiro to stay with six points. You have to play against Juventus (away) and Real Madrid (home).
The Lisbon team made their rival feel uncomfortable at all times. In the first half, Conte’s men had more of the ball, unable to put Trubin in trouble, while every time they prowled Milinkovic Savic’s area it was dangerous. Benfica arrived in waves and were always able to run into space.
Benfica: Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi, Araújo, Dahl; Enzo Barrenechea, Richard Ríos; Aursnes (Freitas, min.94), Barreiro (Neto, min.95), Sudakov (Silva, min.76); Ivanovic (Pavlidis, min.76).
0 – Napoles: Savic Milincovic; Beukema (Politan, mine. Of Lorenzo, Elmas (Vergar, min.82), McTominay, Olivera Math (Spinezzola, min.46); David, Long, Murund.
Goals: 1-0: Ríos, m.20; 2-0: Barreiro, min.49.
Referee: Slavko Vincic (SVN). He showed the yellow card to Dedic, from Benfica, and Noa Lang and Vergara, from Naples.
Incidents: Champions League regular phase match played at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon (Portugal) before 54,353 spectators.
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20 minutes into the game the first goal came, the work of Colombian Richard Ríos. He was smarter than anyone inside the area, taking advantage of an unfortunate clearance by McTominay and making good use of a loose ball in the small area to hit it with his tip just enough to beat the Serbian goalkeeper (20′). Mou put on a playful smile, knowing that he would be able to execute the plan that he himself has made so many times, but that Antonio Conte also frequently carries out. While the Italians threw real melons at Hojlund, who collided again and again with the veteran Otamendi. While Neres, upon his return home, could not continue the love affair with the goal of recent weeks.
After passing through the locker room, Richard Ríos appeared again, who put the ball in the area and Barreiro acted as a catcher at the near post with a kind of backheel (49′).
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That caused Napoli’s dominance to increase even more, but again without ideas. Missing Zambo Anguissa, De Bruyne, Gilmour and Lobotka, their entire engine room. It was a constant I want and I can’t. With this result, Benfica remains with six points and is the first team that would not qualify, while Naples in 23rd position remains within with 7 points. They will play it against Copenhagen and Chelsea.
