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Message left this Sunday in ‘News Benfica’
“We expected more.” This is how Benfica begins by referring to the outcome of the Allianz Cup final against Sporting, a duel in which the lions got the better of them with a 2-1 victory. The eagles’ reaction comes through ‘News Benfica’, published this Sunday on the official website of the red club on the Internet. “We expected more from this League Cup, but we were unable to meet the objective of winning this competition again. Coach Nélson Veríssimo is the first to recognize that there are aspects that have to be improved and that has to be the way”, reads- if in the published note, which also makes an honorable mention of Jaime Graça, former player and coach of the eagles who would celebrate his 80th birthday today. “Jaime Graça, who left almost a decade ago, would be 80 years old today. As a player, he had a brilliant career at the service of the club, having been essential for Benfica’s conquest of many titles. Benfica in a minimum of seven times and helped to win three Portuguese Cups and three Honor Cups. He continued his career as a coach, where he would become a key player in the revitalization of Benfica football and a reference for several coaches. everyone who had the privilege of living with him is greatly missed.”
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