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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio San Paolo - Naples Wednesday 28 September 2016 20.45CET (20.45 local time) SSC Napoli Group B - Matchday 2 SL Benfica

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Squad list 8 Head coach 11 Match officials 12 Fixtures and results 14 Match-by-match lineups 17 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21

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Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Reyes 57, Nuno 02/10/2008 R1 SL Benfica - SSC Napoli Lisbon agg: 4-3 Gomes 84 Vitale 18, Denis 19, 18/09/2008 R1 SSC Napoli - SL Benfica 3-2 Naples Maggio 54; Suazo 16, Luisão 59

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SSC Napoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 SL Benfica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 SSC Napoli - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Pandev 21, Zapata 2-2 20/03/2014 R16 SSC Napoli - FC Porto Naples 90+2; Ghilas 69, agg: 2-3 Quaresma 76 13/03/2014 R16 FC Porto - SSC Napoli 1-0 Porto Martínez 57

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Agostini 20, 35; 01/11/1994 R2 SSC Napoli - Boavista FC Naples agg: 3-2 Luciano 77 Sánchez 26; Carbone 18/10/1994 R2 Boavista FC - SSC Napoli 1-1 Porto 58

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 SSC Napoli - Sporting Clube de 27/09/1989 R1 agg: 0-0 (aet, 4- Naples Portugal 3pens) Sporting Clube de Portugal - SSC 14/09/1989 R1 0-0 Lisbon Napoli

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 06/11/1974 R2 FC Porto - SSC Napoli Porto Clerici 77 agg: 0-2 23/10/1974 R2 SSC Napoli - FC Porto 1-0 Naples Orlandini 51

SL Benfica - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

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UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 01/05/2014 SF Juventus - SL Benfica Turin agg: 1-2 Garay 2, Lima 84; 24/04/2014 SF SL Benfica - Juventus 2-1 Lisbon Tévez 73

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Maxi Pereira 20; Pirlo 28/11/2007 GS SL Benfica - AC Milan 1-1 Lisbon 15 Pirlo 9, F. Inzaghi 24; 18/09/2007 GS AC Milan - SL Benfica 2-1 Milan Nuno Gomes 90+2

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Martins 45+1, 70, FC Internazionale Milano - SL 4-3 Recoba 60, Vieri 64; 25/03/2004 R4 Milan Benfica agg: 4-3 Nuno Gomes 36, 67, Tiago 77 SL Benfica - FC Internazionale 11/03/2004 R4 0-0 Lisbon Milano

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 27/08/2003 QR3 SL Benfica - SS Lazio Porto César 28 agg: 1-4 Corradi 16, Fiore 54, 13/08/2003 QR3 SS Lazio - SL Benfica 3-1 Rome Mihajlović 80; Simão 65

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 20/03/1997 QF ACF Fiorentina - SL Benfica Florence Edgar 22 agg: 2-1 Baiano 45, Batistuta 06/03/1997 QF SL Benfica - ACF Fiorentina 0-2 Lisbon 90

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 15/03/1995 QF SL Benfica - AC Milan Lisbon agg: 0-2 01/03/1995 QF AC Milan - SL Benfica 2-0 Milan Simone 63, 75

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 13/04/1994 SF Parma FC - SL Benfica Parma Sensini 74 agg: 2-2 ag Isaías 11, Rui Costa 29/03/1994 SF SL Benfica - Parma FC 2-1 Lisbon 60; Zola 13

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UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Kohler 2, D. Baggio 17/03/1993 QF Juventus - SL Benfica Turin agg: 4-2 43, Ravanelli 67 Vítor Paneira 11, 80; 04/03/1993 QF SL Benfica - Juventus 2-1 Lisbon Vialli 59 (P)

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 03/10/1990 R1 SL Benfica - AS Roma Lisbon Giannini 28 agg: 0-2 19/09/1990 R1 AS Roma - SL Benfica 1-0 Rome Carnevale 1

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/05/1990 F AC Milan - SL Benfica 1-0 Vienna Rijkaard 67

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 06/11/1985 R2 UC Sampdoria - SL Benfica Genoa Lorenzo 62 agg: 1-2 Diamantino 48, Rui 23/10/1985 R2 SL Benfica - UC Sampdoria 2-0 Lisbon Águas 88

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 16/03/1983 QF SL Benfica - AS Roma Lisbon Filipović 20; Falcão 85 agg: 3-2 Di Bartolomei 67; 02/03/1983 QF AS Roma - SL Benfica 1-2 Rome Filipović 40, 62

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 15/05/1968 SF Juventus - SL Benfica Turin Eusébio 68 agg: 0-3 09/05/1968 SF SL Benfica - Juventus 2-0 Lisbon Torres 63, Eusébio 69

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - SL 27/05/1965 F 1-0 Milan Jair 43 Benfica

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Altafini 58, 69; 22/05/1963 F AC Milan - SL Benfica 2-1 London Eusébio 19

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SSC Napoli 5 3 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 10 4 4 2 10 9

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Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SL Benfica 13 6 4 3 13 3 1 9 3 0 0 3 29 9 5 15 26 34

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SSC Napoli established an early advantage in Group B with a matchday one win – and will be hoping to reinforce their position in a home game against SL Benfica. Previous meetings • Benfica prevailed when the sides met in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup first round, a 2-0 home victory enough to send Quique Sánchez Flores's men through after Edoardo Reja's Napoli had won 3-2 in Italy. • The line-ups at Stadio San Paolo on 18 September 2008 were: Napoli: Navarro, Maggio, Santacroce, P Cannavaro, Contini, Blasi (Pazienza 46), Gargano, Hamšík (Piá 75), Vitale, Denis (Zalayeta 75), Lavezzi. Benfica: Quim, Luisão, Léo, Sidnei, Pereira, Yebda, Di María (Gomes 63), Martins (Katsouranis 55) Urreta (Balboa 46), Reyes, Suazo. • Christian Maggio scored Napoli's third and, although Luisão quickly replied, the hosts held on for a 3-2 triumph. Match background Napoli • Arkadiusz Milik's aerial threat was to the fore on matchday one, his two first-half headers helping Napoli come from behind to beat ten-man FC Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 in Ukraine. • Napoli drew 2-2 at home to FC Porto in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League round of 16, Duván Zapata's added-time goal preserving the Italian side's unbeaten home record against Portuguese visitors. However it was not enough to keep alive their hopes in the competition after a 1-0 away defeat. • The Neapolitans' ten games against Portuguese teams have ended W4 D4 L2 (W3 D2 L0 at home). • That 2013/14 campaign was also Napoli's most recent full tilt at UEFA Champions League glory. Then, they won all three home matches – against Borussia Dortmund, Olympique de Marseille and Arsenal FC. Yet they somehow failed to qualify for the knockout rounds despite collecting 12 points, more than any other side that has missed the qualification cut. • In 2011/12, Napoli's first UEFA Champions League foray, they proceeded to the round of 16 where they bowed out to Chelsea FC, a 3-1 home win overturned by a 4-1 extra-time loss in London. Benfica • The Eagles had one of their own players to blame for their inability to take all three points on matchday one. Talisca, loaned to Beşiktaş JK last month, struck a sensational last-gasp free-kick to earn the Turkish visitors a 1-1 draw in Lisbon. • A 0-0 draw at Juventus on their last trip to Italy helped the Portuguese team reach the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League final following their 2-1 first-leg victory in Lisbon. However, they lost the final, which was also at the Juventus Stadium, 4-2 on penalties to Sevilla FC after a 0-0 draw. • Benfica have played 29 games against Italian clubs with the record W9 D5 L15 (W3 D1 L10 in Italy, including the 1965 European Cup final, which they lost to FC Internazionale Milano in Milan). They have twice lost European Cup finals to AC Milan, 2-1 in London in 1963 and 1-0 in Vienna in 1990. • The Lisbon side won two of their five away matches in last season's competition, 2-1 at both Club Atlético de Madrid on matchday two and FC Zenit in the round of 16. They also drew at FC Astana yet were knocked out by FC Bayern München in the quarter-finals (0-1 away, 2-2 home). Coach and player links • Vlad Chiricheș played in the Benfica academy between 2007 and 2009. • Júlio César spent seven years with Internazionale between 2005 and 2012, helping the Nerazzurri win the UEFA Champions League in 2010. In 2011/12 Maggio and Marek Hamšík scored past César in Napoli's 3-0 success in Serie A. • In the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, Júlio César was beaten by Emanuele Giaccherini's goal in Brazil's 4-2 triumph over Italy in Salvador. • Eliseu represented SS Lazio in 2009/10. • Milik netted from the spot for Poland but Eliseu's Portugal prevailed 5-3 in the shoot-out in the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-final at Stade Vélodrome. • Luisão scored past Pepe Reina in Benfica's 1-0 win over Liverpool FC in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg.

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• International team-mates: Ljubomir Fejsa, Andrija Živković & Nikola Maksimović (Serbia) Rafael Cabral & Jonas (Brazil) Match facts Napoli • Napoli are ten games undefeated (W8 D2) since a 1-0 loss at AS Roma on 25 April. • Second-half substitute Milik was on target twice in the 3-1 home victory over Bologna FC on 17 September – he has scored two goals in a match on three occasions since joining from AFC Ajax in August. • José María Callejón has five goals in six Serie A appearances this term. • Napoli (W19 D3) have not lost at home in the Italian championship since a 4-2 reverse against Lazio on 31 May 2015. They are on a run of nine consecutive league wins at the Stadio San Paolo. • Chiricheș has not played since he sustained a knee injury while on international duty earlier this month. • Kalidou Koulibaly renewed his contract with Napoli until summer 2021 on 19 September. Benfica • Benfica are 17 matches unbeaten in all competitions – their last defeat was the 1-0 first-leg loss at Bayern in the 2015/16 quarter-finals. • The Eagles have won their last 15 away Liga fixtures, a sequence that began on 2 January. • Rafa Silva has not played since sustaining a thigh injury on his debut at FC Arouca on 9 September. • Andreas Samaris was ruled out for a month after suffering an ankle injury ahead of the 3-1 victory over SC Braga on 19 September.

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SSC Napoli Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rafael Cabral POR 20/05/1990 26 ------1 - 10 - 22 Luigi Sepe ITA 08/05/1991 25 ------6 - 25 Pepe Reina ESP 31/08/1982 34 - - - 1 - 6 - 56 - 148 - Defenders 2 Elseid Hysaj ALB 20/02/1994 22 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 3 Ivan Strinić CRO 17/07/1987 29 - - - - - 1 - - - 39 1 11 Christian Maggio ITA 11/02/1982 34 - - - - - 2 - 12 - 49 3 19 Nikola Maksimović SRB 25/11/1991 24 ------18 - 21 Vlad Chiricheş ROU 14/11/1989 26 - - - - - 1 - - - 33 4 26 Kalidou Koulibaly SEN 20/06/1991 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 35 - 31 Faouzi Ghoulam ALG 01/02/1991 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 22 - 33 Raúl Albiol ESP 04/09/1985 31 - - - 1 - 6 - 43 2 76 2 72 Luigi D'Ignazio ITA 13/03/1998 18 ------73 Antonio Granata ITA 20/01/1997 19 ------Midfielders 4 Emanuele Giaccherini ITA 05/05/1985 31 ------4 - 4 - 5 Allan BRA 08/01/1991 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 11 - 8 Jorginho ITA 20/12/1991 24 - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 11 - 14 Dries Mertens BEL 06/05/1987 29 - - - 1 - 5 2 7 - 60 16 17 Marek Hamšík SVK 27/07/1987 29 - - - 1 - 6 2 13 2 57 13 20 Piotr Zieliński POL 20/05/1994 22 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 30 Marko Rog CRO 19/07/1995 21 ------6 - 25 6 42 Amadou Diawara EQG 17/07/1997 19 ------Forwards 7 José Callejón ESP 11/02/1987 29 - - - 1 - 6 5 16 9 43 15 23 Manolo Gabbiadini ITA 26/11/1991 24 - - - 1 - 5 1 1 - 13 6 24 Lorenzo Insigne ITA 04/06/1991 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 7 2 28 4 74 Antonio Negro ITA 10/06/1998 18 ------94 Roberto Insigne ITA 11/05/1994 22 ------1 - 99 Arkadiusz Milik POL 28/02/1994 22 - - - 1 2 6 4 6 3 21 9 Coach - Maurizio Sarri ITA 19/01/1959 57 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 9 -

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SL Benfica Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Ederson BRA 17/08/1993 23 - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 12 Júlio César BRA 03/09/1979 37 - - - - - 5 - 62 - 65 - 13 Paulo Lopes POR 29/06/1978 38 ------1 - 1 - 58 Daniel Azevedo POR 12/02/1998 18 ------86 André Ferreira POR 29/05/1996 20 ------Defenders 2 Lisandro López ARG 01/09/1989 27 - - - 1 - 6 2 5 - 5 - 3 Alex Grimaldo ESP 20/09/1995 21 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 4 Luisão BRA 13/02/1981 35 - - - - - 1 - 51 5 117 11 14 Victor Lindelöf SWE 17/07/1994 22 - - - 1 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 19 Eliseu POR 01/10/1983 32 ------20 4 30 5 33 Jardel BRA 29/03/1986 30 - - - - - 1 - 21 - 32 2 34 André Almeida POR 10/09/1990 26 - - - - - 1 - 22 - 35 - 50 Nélson Semedo POR 16/11/1993 22 - - - 1 - 6 1 4 - 4 - 65 João Escoval POR 08/05/1997 19 ------66 Rúben Dias POR 14/05/1997 19 ------77 Ricardo Mangas POR 19/03/1998 18 ------95 Yuri Ribeiro POR 24/01/1997 19 ------97 Francisco Ferreira POR 26/03/1997 19 ------Midfielders 5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14/08/1988 28 - - - 1 - 6 - 16 - 37 - 7 Andreas Samaris GRE 13/06/1989 27 - - - 1 - 2 - 19 - 19 - 8 André Horta POR 07/11/1996 19 - - - 1 - 6 1 1 - 1 - 18 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/1990 26 - - - 1 - 6 - 19 1 63 11 27 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 12 3 28 Guillermo Celis COL 08/05/1993 23 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 55 Gilson Costa POR 24/09/1996 20 ------61 Florentino POR 19/08/1999 17 ------64 Jorge Pereira POR 10/03/1998 18 ------68 Gonçalo Rodrigues POR 18/07/1997 19 ------75 Filipe Soares POR 20/05/1999 17 ------76 Ricardo Araujo POR 27/06/1998 18 ------83 Gedson Fernandes POR 09/01/1999 17 ------87 Diogo Mendes POR 24/01/1998 18 ------88 Pedro Rodrigues POR 20/05/1997 19 ------90 João Carvalho POR 09/03/1997 19 ------Forwards 9 Raúl Jiménez MEX 05/05/1991 25 - - - - - 2 2 11 3 11 3 10 Jonas BRA 01/04/1984 32 - - - - - 1 - 23 10 39 12 11 Kostas Mitroglou GRE 12/03/1988 28 - - - - - 4 3 34 13 51 17 15 André Carrillo PER 14/06/1991 25 - - - - - 5 1 6 - 28 2

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SL Benfica Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 20 Gonçalo Guedes POR 29/11/1996 19 - - - 1 - 6 - 8 1 8 1 21 Pizzi POR 06/10/1989 26 - - - 1 - 6 2 12 - 15 - 22 Franco Cervi ARG 26/05/1994 22 - - - 1 1 3 - 1 1 1 1 69 Mesaque Dju POR 18/03/1999 17 ------70 José Gomes POR 08/04/1999 17 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 73 João Filipe POR 30/03/1999 17 ------78 Tiago Dias POR 04/05/1998 18 ------84 Diogo Gonçalves POR 06/02/1997 19 ------94 Buta POR 10/02/1997 19 ------Coach - Rui Vitória POR 16/04/1970 46 ------10 - 10 -

10 SSC Napoli - SL Benfica Wednesday 28 September 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples Head coach Maurizio Sarri Date of birth: 10 January 1959 Nationality: Italian Coaching career: ASD Sangiovannese, Pescara Calcio, US Arezzo, US Avellino, Hellas Verona FC, Perugia Calcio, FC Grosseto, US Alessandria Calcio 1912, Sorrento Calcio, Empoli FC, SSC Napoli • Sarri was born in Naples, when his father was working in a local factory. The family moved back to Tuscany when he was three, but young Maurizio was always a Napoli fan. • After a short career as an amateur footballer, Sarri started coaching in the lower divisions in Tuscany while studying economics and working in a bank. In 2000/01 he accepted a job at Sansovino in Serie Eccellenza, the fifth tier, promising he would quit coaching for good if he did not win the league; they duly triumphed. • After a Serie C1 promotion with Sangiovannese and 11th place in Serie B with Pescara, in 2006/07 Sarri replaced the sacked Antonio Conte at the helm of Arezzo. His side were relegated but Sarri did oversee a 2-2 away draw against a Juventus team that included Gianluigi Buffon, David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero, and a home victory against AC Milan in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, although the Rossoneri won on aggregate. • In 2012 he took the Empoli job and, despite picking up only four points in the first nine games, his side reached the Serie B play-off final, losing to Livorno. The following season he guided Empoli to promotion and Sarri made his Serie A debut in 2014/15, leading the Azzurri to a 15th-place finish with his side earning plaudits for their organised and entertaining football. • A 4-2 victory against Napoli helped the Partenopei decide to appoint him to replace Rafael Benítez the following term. Sarri was an immediate success, leading Napoli to second place in 2015/16, his team scoring five goals more than eventual champions Juventus. Sarri's side also reached the UEFA Europa League round of 32, beating a competition record by scoring 22 goals in the group stage.

Rui Vitória Date of birth: 16 April 1970 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: Fanhões, UD Vilafranquense, Seixal Clube 1925, Casa Pia AC, GD Alcochetense Coaching career: UD Vilafranquense, SL Benfica (Under-19), CD Fátima, FC Paços de Ferreira, Vitória SC, SL Benfica • Born in Alverca do Ribatejo, in the Lisbon district, Rui Vitória spent the majority of his playing career as a midfielder with clubs from the Portuguese capital's metropolitan area. • Always plied his trade in the lower divisions and was a mainstay at Vilafranquense for nine seasons. After hanging up his boots at 32 in the middle of 2002/03, he began his coaching career immediately at the club, while simultaneously working as a PE teacher. • His first association with Benfica came two seasons later, as he led the Eagles' Under-19 setup for two years, a period which began his steady rise in Portuguese football. The first step was taken at Fátima in 2006, where his debut season was marked by promotion to the second division followed by immediate relegation, a journey repeated in the next two campaigns. • His good work led him to Paços de Ferreira in the top division. The first season ended with a seventh-place finish in the Liga and defeat by Benfica in the 2010/11 League Cup final. Sacked three games into the following season but only took a week to find a new employer, in the shape of Guimarães. • In four seasons at the helm of the Minho outfit, he made his name by building competitive sides with few resources, as well as detecting and developing young talents. His highlight was victory over Benfica in the 2012/13 Portuguese Cup final, only the second trophy in the club's history. On 15 June 2015, he was announced as Benfica's new coach on a three-year contract, and won the Liga and League Cup in his first season.

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Referee Felix Brych (GER) Assistant referees Mark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER) Additional assistant referees Bastian Dankert (GER) , Marco Fritz (GER) Fourth official Guido Kleve (GER) UEFA Delegate Petr Fousek (CZE) UEFA Referee observer László Vagner (HUN)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Felix Brych 03/08/1975 46 76

Felix Brych Referee since: 1993 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: UEFA EURO 2016, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2012 Olympic Games

Finals 2014 UEFA Europa League

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 29/07/2009 UCL 3QR Sporting Clube de Portugal FC Twente 0-0 Lisbon 29/09/2009 UCL GS ACF Fiorentina Liverpool FC 2-0 Florence 21/10/2009 UCL GS FC Porto APOEL FC 2-1 Porto 03/11/2009 UCL GS AC Milan Real Madrid CF 1-1 Milan 28/09/2010 UCL GS AFC Ajax AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam 08/12/2010 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk SC Braga 2-0 Donetsk 24/08/2011 UCL PO SL Benfica FC Twente 3-1 Lisbon 13/09/2011 UCL GS FC Porto FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Porto 14/03/2012 UCL R16 Chelsea FC SSC Napoli 4-1 London 03/10/2012 UCL GS FC Zenit AC Milan 2-3 St Petersburg 07/11/2012 UCL GS SC Braga Manchester United FC 1-3 Braga 22/10/2013 UCL GS AC Milan FC Barcelona 1-1 Milan 01/10/2014 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid Juventus 1-0 Madrid 05/11/2014 UCL GS Athletic Club FC Porto 0-2 Bilbao 25/11/2014 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva AS Roma 1-1 Khimki 16/09/2015 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Porto 2-2 Kyiv 25/11/2015 UCL GS Juventus Manchester City FC 1-0 Turin

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match

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Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 01/06/2007 U19 ELITE Italy Sweden 5-2 Katerini 06/06/2007 U19 ELITE Croatia Italy 3-1 Katerini 26/07/2008 UIC R3 SC Braga Sivasspor 3-0 Braga 23/10/2008 UEL GS Udinese Calcio Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-0 Udine 29/07/2009 UCL 3QR Sporting Clube de Portugal FC Twente 0-0 Lisbon 29/09/2009 UCL GS ACF Fiorentina Liverpool FC 2-0 Florence 21/10/2009 UCL GS FC Porto APOEL FC 2-1 Porto 03/11/2009 UCL GS AC Milan Real Madrid CF 1-1 Milan 11/03/2010 UEL R16 SL Benfica Olympique de Marseille 1-1 Lisbon 28/09/2010 UCL GS AFC Ajax AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam 08/12/2010 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk SC Braga 2-0 Donetsk 24/08/2011 UCL PO SL Benfica FC Twente 3-1 Lisbon 13/09/2011 UCL GS FC Porto FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Porto 14/03/2012 UCL R16 Chelsea FC SSC Napoli 4-1 London 03/10/2012 UCL GS FC Zenit AC Milan 2-3 St Petersburg 07/11/2012 UCL GS SC Braga Manchester United FC 1-3 Braga 22/10/2013 UCL GS AC Milan FC Barcelona 1-1 Milan 14/05/2014 UEL Final Sevilla FC SL Benfica 0-0 Turin 01/10/2014 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid Juventus 1-0 Madrid 14/10/2014 EURO QR Denmark Portugal 0-1 Copenhagen 05/11/2014 UCL GS Athletic Club FC Porto 0-2 Bilbao 25/11/2014 UCL GS PFC CSKA Moskva AS Roma 1-1 Khimki 31/03/2015 FRIE. GS-FT Italy England 1-1 07/05/2015 UEL SF Sevilla FC ACF Fiorentina 3-0 Seville 16/09/2015 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Porto 2-2 Kyiv 13/10/2015 EURO QR Italy Norway 2-1 Rome 25/11/2015 UCL GS Juventus Manchester City FC 1-0 Turin 30/06/2016 EURO QF Poland Portugal 1-1 Marseille

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SSC Napoli Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 21/08/2016 League Pescara Calcio (A) D 2-2 Mertens 60, 63 27/08/2016 League AC Milan (H) W 4-2 Milik 18, 33, Callejón 74, 90+3 10/09/2016 League US Città di Palermo (A) W 3-0 Hamšík 47, Callejón 51, 65 13/09/2016 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) W 2-1 Milik 36, 45+2 17/09/2016 League Bologna FC (H) W 3-1 Callejón 14, Milik 67, 78 21/09/2016 League Genoa CFC (A) D 0-0 24/09/2016 League AC Chievo Verona (H) W 2-0 Gabbiadini 24, Hamšík 39 28/09/2016 UCL SL Benfica (H) 02/10/2016 League Atalanta BC (A) 15/10/2016 League AS Roma (H) 19/10/2016 UCL Beşiktaş JK (H) 23/10/2016 League Crotone (A) 26/10/2016 League Empoli FC (H) 29/10/2016 League Juventus (A) 01/11/2016 UCL Beşiktaş JK (A) 05/11/2016 League SS Lazio (H) 19/11/2016 League Udinese Calcio (A) 23/11/2016 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) 28/11/2016 League US Sassuolo Calcio (H) 02/12/2016 League FC Internazionale Milano (H) 06/12/2016 UCL SL Benfica (A) 11/12/2016 League Cagliari Calcio (A) 18/12/2016 League Torino FC (H) 22/12/2016 League ACF Fiorentina (A) 08/01/2017 League UC Sampdoria (H) 15/01/2017 League Pescara Calcio (H) 22/01/2017 League AC Milan (A) 29/01/2017 League US Città di Palermo (H) 05/02/2017 League Bologna FC (A) 12/02/2017 League Genoa CFC (H) 19/02/2017 League AC Chievo Verona (A) 26/02/2017 League Atalanta BC (H) 05/03/2017 League AS Roma (A) 12/03/2017 League Crotone (H) 19/03/2017 League Empoli FC (A) 02/04/2017 League Juventus (H) 09/04/2017 League SS Lazio (A) 15/04/2017 League Udinese Calcio (H) 23/04/2017 League US Sassuolo Calcio (A) 30/04/2017 League FC Internazionale Milano (A) 07/05/2017 League Cagliari Calcio (H) 14/05/2017 League Torino FC (A)

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SSC Napoli 21/05/2017 League ACF Fiorentina (H) 28/05/2017 League UC Sampdoria (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Juventus 6 5 0 1 12 4 15 2 SSC Napoli 6 4 2 0 14 5 14 3 FC Internazionale Milano 6 3 2 1 8 6 11 4 AS Roma 6 3 1 2 14 8 10 5 SS Lazio 6 3 1 2 10 7 10 6 AC Milan 6 3 1 2 8 7 10 7 AC Chievo Verona 6 3 1 2 7 6 10 8 Bologna FC 6 3 1 2 8 10 10 9 US Sassuolo Calcio 6 3 0 3 6 8 9 10 Genoa CFC 5 2 2 1 7 5 8 11 ACF Fiorentina 5 2 2 1 5 4 8 12 Torino FC 6 2 2 2 11 7 8 13 Cagliari Calcio 6 2 1 3 9 12 7 14 Udinese Calcio 6 2 1 3 6 9 7 15 Pescara Calcio 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 16 Atalanta BC 6 2 0 4 9 12 6 17 UC Sampdoria 6 2 0 4 6 9 6 18 US Città di Palermo 6 1 2 3 3 7 5 19 Empoli FC 6 1 1 4 2 8 4 20 Crotone 6 0 1 5 4 14 1

SL Benfica Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 13/08/2016 League CD Tondela (A) W 2-0 Lisandro López 39, André Horta 90+2 21/08/2016 League Vitória FC (H) D 1-1 Jiménez 82 (P) 27/08/2016 League CD Nacional (A) W 3-1 Ghazal 17 (og), Carrillo 70, Jiménez 90+2 09/09/2016 League FC Arouca (A) W 2-1 Semedo 16, Lisandro López 51 13/09/2016 UCL Beşiktaş JK (H) D 1-1 Cervi 12 19/09/2016 League SC Braga (H) W 3-1 Mitroglou 27, 78, Pizzi 74 24/09/2016 League GD Chaves (A) W 2-0 Mitroglou 69, Pizzi 84 28/09/2016 UCL SSC Napoli (A) 02/10/2016 League CD Feirense (H) 19/10/2016 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) 23/10/2016 League Os Belenenses (A) 28/10/2016 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 01/11/2016 UCL FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) 06/11/2016 League FC Porto (A) 23/11/2016 UCL Beşiktaş JK (A) 27/11/2016 League Moreirense FC (H) 02/12/2016 League CS Marítimo (A) 06/12/2016 UCL SSC Napoli (H)

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SL Benfica Sporting Clube de Portugal 11/12/2016 League (H) 18/12/2016 League Estoril Praia (A) 21/12/2016 League Rio Ave FC (H) 08/01/2017 League Vitória SC (A) 15/01/2017 League Boavista FC (H) 22/01/2017 League CD Tondela (H) 28/01/2017 League Vitória FC (A) 05/02/2017 League CD Nacional (H) 12/02/2017 League FC Arouca (H) 19/02/2017 League SC Braga (A) 26/02/2017 League GD Chaves (H) 05/03/2017 League CD Feirense (A) 11/03/2017 League Os Belenenses (H) 19/03/2017 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 02/04/2017 League FC Porto (H) 09/04/2017 League Moreirense FC (A) 15/04/2017 League CS Marítimo (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 23/04/2017 League (A) 30/04/2017 League Estoril Praia (H) 07/05/2017 League Rio Ave FC (A) 14/05/2017 League Vitória SC (H) 21/05/2017 League Boavista FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SL Benfica 6 5 1 0 13 4 16 2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 5 0 1 13 6 15 3 FC Porto 6 4 1 1 11 4 13 4 SC Braga 6 4 1 1 11 6 13 5 Vitória SC 6 3 1 2 9 8 10 6 Rio Ave FC 6 3 1 2 8 7 10 7 Os Belenenses 6 2 3 1 5 5 9 8 GD Chaves 6 2 3 1 5 5 9 9 CD Feirense 6 3 0 3 6 9 9 10 FC Paços de Ferreira 6 2 2 2 10 9 8 11 Vitória FC 6 2 2 2 7 7 8 12 CD Nacional 6 2 0 4 7 8 6 13 CS Marítimo 6 2 0 4 3 7 6 14 Boavista FC 6 1 2 3 6 10 5 15 FC Arouca 6 1 1 4 4 8 4 16 Moreirense FC 6 1 1 4 4 8 4 17 Estoril Praia 6 1 1 4 5 10 4 18 CD Tondela 6 0 2 4 2 8 2

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UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group B Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SSC Napoli 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Beşiktaş JK 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 SL Benfica 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 SSC Napoli Goals: 1-0 Garmash 26, 1-1 Milik 36, 1-2 Milik 45+2 SSC Napoli: Reina, Hysaj, Allan, Callejón, Jorginho, Mertens (73 Insigne), Hamšík (62 Zieliński), Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Albiol, Milik (82 Gabbiadini) Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) SSC Napoli-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (19/10/2016) SSC Napoli-Beşiktaş JK Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) Beşiktaş JK-SSC Napoli Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) SSC Napoli-FC Dynamo Kyiv Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) SL Benfica-SSC Napoli SL Benfica

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) SL Benfica 1-1 Beşiktaş JK Goals: 1-0 Cervi 12, 1-1 Talisca 90+3 SL Benfica: Ederson, Lisandro López, Grimaldo, Fejsa (89 Celis), André Horta, Lindelöf, Salvio, Gonçalo Guedes, Pizzi, Cervi (70 Samaris), Semedo Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) SSC Napoli-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (19/10/2016) FC Dynamo Kyiv-SL Benfica Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) SL Benfica-FC Dynamo Kyiv Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) Beşiktaş JK-SL Benfica Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) SL Benfica-SSC Napoli

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18 SSC Napoli - SL Benfica Wednesday 28 September 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples Team facts

SSC Napoli Formed: 1926 Nickname: Partenopei (a reference to Parthenope, one of the Sirens of Greek mythology) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup (1): 1989 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1990) Italian Cup: 5 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2014/15: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: UEFA Cup first round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Napoli v FC Midtjylland 05/11/15, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-0: Napoli v Club Brugge KV 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-0: Napoli v KF Vllaznia 28/08/08, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia CF v Napoli 16/09/92, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-4: Trabzonspor AŞ v Napoli 19/02/15, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Napoli v FC Viktoria Plzeň 14/02/13, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: SV Werder Bremen v Napoli 06/12/89, UEFA Cup third round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 4-2: Napoli v SL Benfica 28/09/16, group stage 3-1: Napoli v Chelsea FC 21/02/12, round of 16 first leg 2-0 twice, most recently v Arsenal FC 11/12/13, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2: Villarreal CF v Napoli 07/12/11, group stage • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat

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4-1: Chelsea FC v Napoli (aet) 14/03/12, round of 16 second leg

SL Benfica Formed: 1904 Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1983), (2013), (2014) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 35 (2016) Portuguese Cup: 25 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: quarter-finals 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals 2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange 05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v Benfica 30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Benfica v Manchester United FC 09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: RC Celta de Vigo v Benfica 25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 3-0: Benfica v Celtic FC 01/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2 twice, most recently v FC Basel 1893 18/10/11, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently Benfica v FC Zenit 16/09/14, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 three times, most recently v Paris Saint-Germain 02/10/13, group stage

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

21 SSC Napoli - SL Benfica Wednesday 28 September 2016 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Paolo, Naples Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.