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Benfica turn things around against Napoli

SoccerNews in UEFA Europa League 3 Oct 2008

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Benfica Lisbon overcame a first leg defeat by SSC Napoli to make it through to the next round in the UEFA Cup.

Napoli had won their home leg 3-2 but couldn’t compete with the Portuguese in Lisbon.

Spaniard Juan Antonio Reyes put Benfica in the lead after 57 minutes. A 1-0 win would have been enough to advance on away goals.

But Benfica preferred to rule out any negative surprises by netting a second through veteran Nuno Gomes with seven minutes left.

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