Merry go round of strikers to Benfica continues

With the return of Jorge Jesus to Benfica and the promise made by club President Luis Filipe Vieira to reinforce the club to Jesus' liking, a host of strikers have been connected with a move to the club but Freiburg's Luca Waldschmidt is the only player to have  joined the club to date. Benfica have been linked with a flurry of strikers over the past few weeks and no striker with a bigger name then free agent Edinson Cavani but due to constant last minute changes by the players agent during contract negotiations, the club decided to walk away keeping their final offer still on the table.


Benfica of late have been liked with Almeria striker Darwin Nunez with reports from Portugal and Spain stating that the player could travel to Lisbon as early as tomorrow to complete his medicals in what would be a record €24M, plus a player to be named deal, while others say it is another soap opera. Benfica were also said to have come to an agreement with Real Madrid for a season long loan of Mariano Diaz but reports came out that Diaz was looking for €5M per season to make the move which stalled all negotiations.

Jorge Jesus meets with President to discuss reinforcements

New Benfica skipper Jorge Jesus is unhappy with the lack of acquisitions by club President Luis Filipe Vieira as was promised to him for returning to manage the club. Jesus met with Vieiria, Rui Costa and Tiago Pinto yesterday to discuss the status of reinforcements as he presses for more attacking options to arrive. With just over two weeks remaining before Benfica will play their one leg Champions League qualifier against either PAOK, AZ Alkmaar or Rapid Vienna, Jesus wants to have these group of players as options as the club tries to qualify for the group stage of the tournament. Benfica have acquired Everton (Gremio), Gilberto (Fluminense), Luca Waldschmidt (Freiburg), Jan Vertonghen (Free Agent), Helton Leite (Boavista) and Pedrinho (Corinthians) for this season but Jesus is expecting another three to four additions before the transfer window closes.

Benfica league schedule for 2020-21 announced

Benfica's schedule for the 2020-21 league season has been released by the Portuguese League as the club looks to regain their league title once again behind new manager Jorge Jesus. Benfica will kick off the season against Famalicao on the road and take on defending champions FC Porto in O Classico in Weeks 14 and 31. Benfica will take on their cross town rivals Sporting in Weeks 16 and 33.

Full Benfica schedule for the 2020-21 season:


Weeks 1 and 18 against Famalicao
Weeks 2 and 19 against Moreirense
Weeks 3 and 20 against Farense
Weeks 4 and 21 against Rio Ave 
Weeks 5 and 22 against Belenenses
Weeks 6 and 23 against Boavista
Weeks 7 and 24 against Braga
Weeks 8 and 25 against Maritimo
Weeks 9 and 26 against Pacos Ferreira
Weeks 10 and 27 against Gil Vicente
Weeks 11 and 28 against Portimonense
Weeks 12 and 29 against Santa Clara
Weeks 13 and 30 against Tondela
Weeks 14 and 31 against FC Porto
Weeks 15 and 32 against Nacional
Weeks 16 and 33 against Sporting
Weeks 17 and 34 against Guimaraes