Benfica defeated Milan in the first round of the Europa League with a score of 2:0

Portuguese Benfica defeated Italian Milan in the first round of the main stage of the Europa League with a score of 2:0.

The goals were scored by Dodi Lukebakio (16th minute) and Jakub Kaminski (53rd minute).

Milan suffered their first defeat since the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach.

MOSCOW, September 16 - RIA Novosti. Portuguese Benfica defeated Italian Milan in the first round of the main stage of the Europa League.

The meeting in Milan ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Benfica. The goals were scored by Dodi Lukebakio (16th minute) and Jakub Kaminski (53).

Milan suffered their first defeat since the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach. The specialist began working at the Italian club in June.

In the next round, Milan will play away against the Austrian Salzburg on October 15, and Benfica will host the Scottish Celtic on the same day.

In another meeting, the Croatian Dynamo played away to a draw with the Israeli club Hapoel from Beersheba with a score of 0:0. Russian midfielder of the Zagreb team Kirill Kravtsov appeared on the field in the 78th minute.

Results of other matches of the day:

“Anderlecht” (Belgium) - “Lyon” (France) - 1:2;

Bayer (Germany) - Celje (Slovenia) - 2:0;

“Olympiacos” (Greece) - “Jagiellonia” (Poland) - 2:1;