Benfica boss dodges question, aims for league title | OneFootball

José Mourinho was hired by Benfica with the goal of becoming champion with Benfica, our newspaper has learned. The Eagles have won only one Portuguese League title in the last four years, and Rui Costa is making a strong bet to try to secure the 39th title in the National Championship.

According to information obtained from a source close to the process, the top leader of the Eagles had a conversation with the 62-year-old coach regarding the objectives for the season. The main goal is indisputable and non-negotiable: to lift the Liga Portugal Betclic trophy.

At the official presentation, José Mourinho did not promise to become champion with Benfica, but Glorioso 1904 knows that the coach accepted Rui Costa’s challenge and is said to have assured the president of winning the National Championship at the end of the sports season.

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