Henrique Araújo has disappeared from Benfica’s first team (he hadn’t played since August 30, when he entered the 3-2 win against Paços de Ferreira, for the championship) and immediately the idea was born that the young winger launches, only 20 years old, he lost the race in Roger Schmidt’s preferences, but the reality is different … Read more
On loan from Benfica, Tiago Gouveia has been one of Estoril’s highlights this season. From the nine games played, the 21-year-old winger scored two goals and three assists, but saw bad luck knock on his door. While recovering from the duel with Gil Vicente (1-0), he sustained a shoulder injury and had to leave the … Read more
In the preview of the match against Arsenal (Sunday, 4.30 pm), Jurgen Klopp was invited to comment on Darwin Núñez’s adaptation. The striker started against Rangers and had four chances to score but ended up failing to overtake veteran Allan McGregor and received advice from the Liverpool manager. “I think Darwin himself said he feels … Read more
Ukraine will join Portugal and Spain as one of the host countries in an effort to host the 2030 World Cup. The decision was announced at a joint press conference held Wednesday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland with the presidents of the Portuguese Football Association, Fernando Gomes, and the Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF). … Read more
Benfica are practically full before the match against Paris Saint-Germain, this Wednesday, at the Estádio da Luz, at 20, for the third round of group H of the Champions League. The only absent is the central Morato, who continues to fight the injury, and remained in the gym. João Victor and Lucas Veríssimo, also recovering … Read more
After Carlos Queiroz, there is another Portuguese manager on the Hull City squad. According to Daily mailBruno Baltazar is an opportunity for the English second division club. Currently in his first season in the United States, the 45-year-old Portuguese manager has managed to place Rochester (club that co-owns Jamie Vardy), the only team in the … Read more
Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuaín announced the end of his football career at the end of the season in MLS in the United States on Monday. The 34-year-old has been with Inter Miami since 2020 and, with two games remaining in the regular season, he will still be able to see the team play in the champions’ … Read more
The Football Observatory analyzed this season’s global data on passing attempts and, analyzing more than a thousand teams in 71 leagues, Roger Schmidt’s Benfica are third, with Manchester City the most prolific, with 754 attempts per game in the Premier League. League. Only two of the 1,226 clubs surveyed also made more than 700 passes … Read more
Samuel Umtiti, on loan from Barcelona, arrived in Italy and was welcomed by Lecce fans, but the French international has yet to play. After eight Serie A matches, the central defender has been called up in Lecce’s last six squads, but he doesn’t even have a minute in the league. Coach Marco Baroni had previously … Read more
Francisco Benitez used social networks to criticize Virgílio Duque Vieira. The former chairman of the board of the Benfica General Assembly was elected at the General Assembly of the SAD for the Remuneration Committee. «Virgílio Duque Vieira was responsible for some of the darkest pages in the recent history of our Benfica. Keeping him on … Read more