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3¹ A mix up in the Benfica defence enabled LUCAS to volley the ball wide. 14¹ GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from NUNO MENDES caught the Santos defence square and SANCET ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Benfica) 17¹ A cross from PALMER left MOLINA in lots of space but he rushed his shot. 21¹ A header by NUNO MENDES at the far post was comfortably collected by JOHN VICTOR. 25¹ A pin-point pass bobbled toward FELIPE ANDERSON and his right foot effort raced narrowly wide. 29¹ DAVID headed the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box. 35¹ GOAL!! After a patient build-up LUCAS BRAGA drove a low shot past MAMARDASHVILI. (1-1) 37¹ JOHN VICTOR did well to hold onto an amazing shot from TORRES. 7² The bemused Santos 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from LUCAS BRAGA dropped just over. 11² NUNO MENDES's shot was well held by the 'keeper. 12² A free-kick from SANCET raced just beyond the far post. 20² GABRIEL beat SANCET and whacked the ball to FELIPE ANDERSON who hit his shot wide. 28² GOAL!! A poor clearance dropped to GONZÁLEZ who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily FELIPE ANDERSON was on hand to hammer the ball into the net. (2-1 Santos) 30² JOHN VICTOR was able to claw away a tame header from TORRES. 31² LUCAS charged through the Benfica defence but shot straight at the Benfica 'keeper. 35² The 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce drive from Benfica's PEDRO NETO. 36² A penalty box meleé resulted in TORRES tapping a low shot over. 41² GONZÁLEZ was put clear by CAIO and he stepped inside MAMARDASHVILI but struck his shot over. 45² AURO made space on the right and pulled the ball to LUCAS BRAGA who rasped the ball wide.

Santos   League position: 3 Home league form: W--- Overall league form: WXW----- Formation: 4-3-3

Line-ups JOHN VICTOR Maciel 7  1 7½ Giorgi MAMARDASHVILI MATHEUZINHO 6½ 2 7½ Nahuel MOLINA CAIO Henrique 6½ 3 7  NUNO Alexandre MENDES Derlis GONZÁLEZ 7½ 4 7  VITINHA SAMIR Caetano 7  5 7  ANTÓNIO João SILVA LUCAS Verissimo 6  6 7½ RÚBEN Santos DIAS(c) AURO Alvaro 7½ 7 7½ Cole PALMER FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira 7  8 7  PEDRO Lomba NETO (c,p)Carlos BACCA 6  9 6½ Jonathan DAVID(p) (f)LUCAS BRAGA Ribeiro 6½ 10 7½ Oihan SANCET(f) GABRIEL Barbosa 7  11 7½ Ferrán TORRES Manager Steven Gibson ARTHUR GOMES Lourenço    12    Mickey VAN DE VEN FÁBIO Deivson    13    Marco CARNESECCHI FELIPE JONATAN Rocha    14    Daniel VIVIAN Magaye GUEYE 6  15 7  JOÃO PEDRO Junqueira ALISON Lopes    16 6  Elye WAHI

Benfica   League position: 1 Away league form: XW-- Overall league form: WXWW---- Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics

Santos 2 Benfica 1 (Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 28,161, Stadium: Vila Belmiro, Referee: Terje Hauge 5½) Lucas Braga 35¹, Felipe Anderson 28² Scorers Substitutions Sent off Bookings Corners Fouls Offsides Shots on Shots off Total shots Shots saved Possession Sancet 14¹ BaccaóGueye 29² VitinhaóJoão Pedro 15², António SilvaóWahi 25²         9 6 5 5 2 8 3 6 5 5 8 11 0 5 42% 58% ¶ Man of the match: Oihan Sancet ¶