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Benfica SAD informed this Monday, in a statement sent to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM), that the company and members of the board of directors were accused, Two days later the club confirmed that it had been «constituted defendant on January 3, as well as, inherently and among others, the members of the board of … Read more

Club Brugge, opponents of Benfica in the round of 16 of the Champions League, were defeated by Genk, 1-3, on the debut of the new coach, Scott Parker. In the away match against the leaders of the Belgian championship, Club Brugge even scored first, with Hans Vanaken (21′), an advantage shortly after canceled by Carlos … Read more

The Spaniard Julen Lopetegui, former coach of FC Porto and now in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), has not silenced his indignation at the decisions of the referee team led by Andrew Madley in the draw (2-2) of the ‘wolves ‘ ‘ Last Saturday evening, at Anfield, against Liverpool, in particular for validating the 2-1 … Read more

Luís Castro left for Brazil on Saturday to begin his second season as Botafogo coach. Expectations are, he speculated, to do better than the previous year. «Brasileirão is a very competitive league and now, in addition to that, Cruzeiro, Vasco da Gama, Grémio and Bahia have grown, great clubs. I want to make a more … Read more

Benfica announced on Saturday that they had reached an agreement with England’s Watford for the permanent transfer of right-back João Ferreira. The 21-year-old has been linked with Benfica since the 2014/15 season but currently represents Rio Ave, on loan, having featured in 12 games. He was also loaned to V. Guimarães last season. For Benfica, … Read more

Tulipa, coach of Vizela, analyzed the defeat against Famalicão, 1-2, in the 15th round of the championship, highlighting the goal conceded just before the break. «I think the first half was balanced, but we are a team that needs to be stronger when they have the ball. We didn’t always have a quick circulation to … Read more

The Premier League continues to sell dreams and there is no shortage of players on the pitch who wink at you. In an article published this Friday, The Athletic reports, for example, a group of highly qualified coaches to complement that framework of excellence… and there is a Portuguese among the suggestions made. After his … Read more

Valdo, a former Benfica player, believes, in statements to A BOLA, that the controversy surrounding Enzo Fernández will not affect the team in any way. «It is an individual situation, which will not pass to the whole team. If we analyze what he said upon his arrival, if I’m not mistaken, he said that Benfica … Read more

At the end of the match against Manchester City (0-1 defeat), Chelsea manager Graham Potter was questioned again about Enzo Fernández and more precisely about Roger Schmidt’s words about the English club’s behavior towards the Argentine midfielder. “I don’t get involved in conversations through the press. I do not have anything to say. No comment,” … Read more