Benfica win Super Cup and land two more players

Benfica have had an eventful 24 hours, as the club captured the 2023 edition of the Portuguese Super Cup after defeating rivals FC Porto 2-0 to kick off the Portuguese season. Then the club moved to shore up their squad with the acquisition of striker Arthur Cabral and keeper Anatoliy Trubin.

Benfica defeated FC Porto yesterday on second half goals by Angel di Maria and Petar Musa, picking up their first Super Cup since 2019 and then today the club announced the signings of striker Arthur Cabral from Fiorentina for €20M with an additional €5M in add ons and keeper Anatoliy Trubun from Shakhtar Donetsk for €10M plus €1M in add ons with Shakhtar set to make an additional 40% on the future sale of their former number one.

Benfica are also still in talks with Wolverhampton on a season long loan of winger Goncalo Guedes who spent the second half of last season at the club appearing in 15 games across all competitions, scoring two goals.

Benfica release roster for Super Cup game

Benfica are set to kick off the Portuguese League season when they face FC Porto in today's Super Cup game as the two rivals look to best one another and hosit the first trophy of the 2023/24 season. 

   
Keepers- Odysseas Vlachodimos, Samuel Soares, Leo Kokubo

Defenders- Nico Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Tomas Araujo, Joao Victor, Alexander Bah, David Jurasek, Mihailo Ristic, Morato

Midfielders- Chiquinho, Joao Neves, Florentino, Joao Mario, Fredrick Aursnes, Orken Kokcu, Tiago Gouveia

Forwards- Petar Musa, Angel di Maria, David Neres, Rafa Silva, Casper Tengstedt, Andreas Schjelderup 

Benfica to land Fiorentina striker Arthur

In the ever-evolving world of football transfers, clubs are constantly on the lookout for talented players to strengthen their squads. Benfica are currently set to close a move for Fiorentina striker Arthur Cabral as per reports from Italy as they look to replace their departing star Goncalo Ramos who is set to join PSG in the next few days.

While there may be concerns about Arthur's ability to adapt quickly to a new league and style of play, his previous experiences in different footballing environments should help ease any transition challenges. Additionally, working under Roger Schmidt could further enhance his development as he seeks to establish himself as one of Europe's top strikers.

Arthur joined Fiorentina from Basel in the summer of 2022 for €15.5M after spending four seasons in Switzerland. The 25 year old came up through Brazilian club Ceara's youth system and last season scored 17 goals across 48 games for his Italian club.

Benfica is set to pay €20M with an additional €5M in bonuses.