Napoli vs Benfica, 1st Leg
Match pulse
NAPAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'SLB 
32'Manuele BlasiNAP41'Carlos MartinsSLB
Who won: Napoli 3-2
Napoli beat Benfica 3-2 in 1st Leg on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at San Paolo. Goals for Napoli: Luigi Vitale (18'), Germán Denis (19') and Christian Maggio (54'). Goals for Benfica: David Suazo (16') and Luisão (59').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Nicolas Castro NavarroG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabiano SantacroceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paolo CannavaroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo ContiniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian MaggioM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuele BlasiM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter GarganoM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek HamsikM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luigi VitaleM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germán DenisF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel LavezziF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Matteo GianelloG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvatore AronicaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandro RinaudoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francesco MontervinoM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michele PazienzaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joao Batista Inacio PiaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelo ZalayetaF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |