Benfica celebrated a comfortable 3-0 victory against Nacional, reaching Sporting Lisbon at the top of the Portuguese league standings, with another impressive performance. The team started strong, taking an early 2-0 lead. Andre Silva opened the scoring in the 5th minute, followed by Cervi’s successful penalty to make it 2-0. And how could the goal-scoring extravaganza be complete without Vangelis Pavlidis? The Greek forward came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and sealed the deal with a precise penalty kick in the 90+2′ minute, making it 3-0 for his team. With this goal, Pavlidis has reached 10 goals in the Portuguese league, boasting a total of 19 goals and 9 assists across all competitions with the club.
Vangelis Pavlidis Scores for Benfica, Helping Eagles Top Portuguese League
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