Prestianni turns Santa Clara around as Benfica win 2-1 in the Azores
Luís Fernando's penalty put Santa Clara ahead. Prestianni assisted Pavlidis, then scored the winner himself.
By TuSport Desk · 27 Oct 2026, 15:35 WAT
Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1 away at Estádio de São Miguel on Sunday 26 October in matchday 9 of Portugal's Liga Betclic. Kick-off was 18:00 WAT.
Santa Clara led at half-time after Luís Fernando converted a penalty on 32 minutes, awarded when the ball struck Benfica left-back Dahl's arm from a corner, the club match report says.
Benfica turned the game in five second-half minutes. On 63 minutes Gianluca Prestianni crossed from the left for Vangelis Pavlidis to finish from close range. Five minutes later Prestianni scored himself, finishing into the bottom left corner after combining with Lukebakio.
SL Benfica's report says the win lifted Benfica alone into second place on 19 points. PortuGOAL notes they stay five points behind leaders Porto. Benfica next host Gil Vicente in the Taça da Liga on Thursday 29 October.
Sources: www.slbenfica.pt · portugoal.net
