Bruno Lage returns to Benfica a day after being sacked by Rui Costa | OneFootball

Bruno Lage returned to Benfica Campus this Wednesday, after being fired by Rui Costa in the early hours of September 16 to 17, just a few hours after the Club da Luz's defeat against Qarabag, in a match counting for the first round of the Champions League phase.

Despite having his relationship with Benfica end abruptly, the Portuguese coach returned to the Seixal Campus, with two objectives: the first was to collect his personal belongings that he had at the red Academy, having led the eagles for roughly a year.

The second goal was to meet, one last time, with the Benfica squad. Bruno Lage gathered the red players, and had a conversation with the group he was leading, along with Rui Costa, where he would have thanked them for the time they spent together, as well as wished all the success for the Club's future in sports.

Immediately after, it was Rui Costa's turn to address a few words to the group. The President of Benfica was visibly moved, according to the newspaper Record, a sign that Bruno Lage's dismissal did not tarnish the good relationship that the eagle's top leader maintained with the former red coach.

Several players took the opportunity to say a word to the coach, with special emphasis on Nicolás Otamendi, with whom Bruno Lage had an excellent relationship - the two ended up having a private conversation at the end of the moment with the group. Finally, the Portuguese coach said goodbye to several employees, as well as staff members, with whom he worked in the last year, while he was at the helm of Benfica's main team.

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