This Friday, Benfica won the women’s futsal Champions League (unofficial competition), beating Italians Bitonto C5 Femminile in a penalty shoot-out (5-4), after a 1-1 draw (1-1) during the regulatory period. The Italian team took the lead after just 4 minutes of play, through Castagnaro, an advantage that, although short, served to lead them into the … Read more
A Benfica fan was stabbed this evening in the middle of the Estádio da Luz. According to Record found out at the scene, the disagreement started over a place, on floor 3, sector 38. Two of the victim’s younger daughters were watching. Still according to what we were able to find out, the argument took … Read more
Official eleven BENFICA’S ELEVEN: Lena Pauels, Christy Ucheibe, Carole Costa, Ana Seiça, Catarina Amado, Andreia Faria, Anna Gasper, Lúcia Alves, Andreia Norton, Marie Alidou and Francisca Nazareth. Substitutes: Rute Costa, Carolina Vilão, Sílvia Rebelo, Paige Almendariz, Laís Araújo, Lara Martins, Amélia Silva, Andrea Falcón, Matilde Silva, Marta Cintra, Nycole Raysla and Beatriz Nogueira. OUR DO … Read more
Ana Oliveira reacted this Wednesday, in statements to ‘Diário de Notícias’, to statements a Record by Pedro Pablo Pichardo, leaving strong criticisms of the triple player who is still linked to Benfica. “Pichardo is bad, unfair, ungrateful and a liar. Fortunately history has been good and elegant, but sometimes we get the athlete right but … Read more
After the Champions League triumph against E. Frankfurt, Benfica returned to winning ways in the BPI League. It was a return to normality for the three-time national champions, who in the previous round had lost the derby with Sporting and, unsurprisingly, picked up three more points on their trip to Minho. Against a Länk Vilaverdense … Read more
Sp. Braga is preparing to welcome Benfica at its best. The ‘warriors’ started the League with hesitations, but reach the 14th round with the best recent cycle among all teams, with four consecutive victories, 13 goals scored and only three conceded. Sp. Braga’s scoring streak stands out above the rest, with 36 goals scored. Simon … Read more
This Monday, Benfica beat Sporting, 8-1, in the 13th round of the 1st phase of the women’s futsal league. An impeccable first half from the Reds, who were leading 7-0 at half-time – after goals from Inês Fernandes (4′), Fifó (7′), Janice Silva (14′), Sara Ferreira (17′), Angélica Alves (19′), Maria Pereira (20′) and Raquel … Read more
The ‘Servir o Benfica’ movement left harsh criticisms of Rui Costa, namely the “cowardly silence” of the current red president for not having reacted to what happened in the game with Farense and for not having defended Roger Schmidt “from the attack that has been seen in the last weeks.” “As in any organization, the … Read more
The draw at Moreirense’s home leaves Benfica at risk of losing the lead in the Betclic League, that is, of course, if Sporting triumphs against Gil Vicente, in a match scheduled for 8:15 pm this Monday. After wasting a three-goal lead and drawing against Inter in the middle of the week, Roger Schmidt’s team disappointed … Read more
After two victories by the minimum margin and guaranteed qualification for the final four, Benfica finished the Elite Round of the Futsal Champions League in the best possible way, with a 10-1 rout in Kosovo over Prishtina, host of Group A . The Reds were superior and, unsurprisingly, took the lead through Afonso Jesus, with … Read more