Archive for October 3rd, 2008

UEFA Cup First Round, Leg 2 – Benfica End Napoli’s Dream, Milan, Sampdoria, and Udinese Move On

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

One team short. Serie A’s chance to get a “perfect quartet” into the UEFA Cup GS round will have to wait another year.

Indeed, three of Italy’s four UEFA Cup contenders are through to the group stage as AC Milan, Sampdoria and Udinese all won their first-round ties. Udinese needed a penalty shoot-out to thwart an impressive Borussia Dortmund comeback but Napoli are out after they were unable to prevent Benfica overturning a first-leg deficit.

Uefa.com reports.

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