"Benfica ended their wait for a home Champions League win by beating Napoli 2-0 to reignite their hopes of advancing through the first phase. A run of seven matches without a European victory on home soil represented Benfica's worst-ever run and had contributed to their dismal start to this campaign. But after winning away at Ajax last month, Jose Mourinho's men have consecutive victories and are in contention to reach the play-offs."
"Benfica were deserving winners and led after 20 minutes when the ball dropped kindly for Richard Rios in front of goal and he prodded past Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Rios then turned provider for the clinching second only four minutes into the second half, although his low cross required a delightful, delicate flick from Leandro Barreiro to creep past Milinkovic-Savic."
"Given their barren home run, Benfica could hardly have hoped for more generous guests than Antonio Conte's Napoli. This was their fifth successive defeat away from home in European competition, a new unwanted club record. It also represents their worst such winless run since a streak of nine between 1994 and 2011."
Benfica beat Napoli 2-0 at home to end a seven-match run without a European victory on home soil, their worst such run. The win followed an away triumph at Ajax and put Jose Mourinho's side on back-to-back victories, keeping them in contention to reach the Champions League play-offs. Richard Rios opened the scoring after 20 minutes when the ball dropped for him and he prodded past Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Rios later assisted the second, with Leandro Barreiro's delicate flick early in the second half making it 2-0. Napoli scarcely threatened and now sit one point and two places above Benfica.
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