Benfica 2, Santa Clara 1

PONTA DELGADA, Portugal (Interstat) — Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1 at Estádio de São Miguel, using second-half goals from Vangelis Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni to secure the result. Pavlidis scored in the 62nd minute and was booked in the 59th. Prestianni scored in the 68th minute and finished with a goal and an assist, serving as Benfica’s top performer. Fernando scored Santa Clara’s lone goal and recorded a 90-minute statline with one goal. Benfica’s second-half goals came after a physical and heavily carded contest. Benfica created the decisive stretch after halftime. Pavlidis’s goal broke through in the 62nd, and Prestianni… Read more...