Benfica wont win anything with Jesus at the helm

Benfica's struggles against their Portuguese rivals does not seem to have an end in sight after suffering another humbling defeat at the hands of FC Porto that has sent them crashing out of the Taca de Portugal competition earlier today. Jorge Jesus' return to Benfica has been marred in embarrassment and disappointment when it comes to Benfica's rivals FC Porto and Sporting.

Jorge Jesus' has recorded one lone victory since making his Benfica return in the summer of 2020 against the two clubs that all fans would like to see the Lisbon side defeat over and over. That lone victory was a meaningless win in the second last week of the season over Sporting after their cross town rivals had already clinched the league title for the first time in almost twenty years.

Benfica's record since Jesus' return against FC Porto and Sporting is a disappointing 1-2-4 across all competitions and if this type of form continues, it all but assures that the club will more then likely not capture anything of substance with Jesus at the helm. Brazilian side Flamengo have been in Lisbon the past week, with the hopes of bringing their former manager back to Brazil. I say to the Benfica board that the opportunity to leave the gate open and let the old dinosaur escape is finally at hand but will they listen.... only time will tell.

Benfica looking at Braga defender

Benfica will be looking for a center back when the transfer window opens to replace starting center back Lucas Verissimo who was lost for the season in November and the latest center back linked to the club is Braga's Bruno Viana. According to reports from Goal.com's Brazilian site, one of the possibilities for Benfica is the 26 year old who's loan spell with Brazilian side Flamengo will finish at the end of the month.

Viana is an experienced Portuguese League player having appeared in 150 games for Braga across all competitions since joining the Minhotos first on loan from Olympiacos in the summer of 2017 and then on a permanent basis just one year later. Braga manager Carlos Carvalhal does not count on Viana for his squad and Benfica could be able to land an experienced league player for a bargain basement price if they chose to go in this direction in January.

Everton unhappy with role at club

According to reports coming out of Portugal, Brazilian winger Everton Cebolinha is said to be unhappy with his current role at Benfica and the players agent confirmed this in a recent interview with news outlet Record. Marcio Cruz expressed his dissatisfaction and that it is not out of the question to look at alternative options for the 25 year old winger when the transfer market opens. German side Dortmund has already been linked with the player.

Everton's dream of shining in Europe has yet to come to fruition as the former Gremio star has only had moments of brilliance in his time at Benfica. Everton joined the club in the summer of 2020 for a hefty €20M price tag and has appeared in 73 games across all competitions, scoring twelve goals while setting up an additional sixteen. Everton has experienced a diminished role this season thanks to a front trio of Rafa Silva, Darwin Nunez and Seferovic/Yaremchuk combo ahead of him.