Nacional 3-1 Benfica: result and report

Nacional 3-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Saturday 2 May 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Nacional won against Benfica 3-1 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 2 May 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Nenê opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Nacional's goals came from Nenê (56'), Rúben Micael (64') and Miguel Fidalgo (90'). Benfica scored through José Antonio Reyes (68').

Discipline: Nacional received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nacional were 4th on 46 points from 26 and Benfica 3rd on 52 points from 26. Nacional went on to finish that season 4th with 52 points, and Benfica 3rd with 59.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Nacional wins, 2 draws and 2 for Benfica.

Going into the match Nacional's last five read W-D-W-W-D and Benfica's W-W-L-W-L.