João Noronha Lopes: Benfica’s top candidate ready for anything | OneFootball

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·8 October 2025

João Noronha Lopes: Benfica’s top candidate ready for anything

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During the day of yesterday, October 7, João Noronha Lopes officially presented the list that will accompany him in the elections of October 25, which aim for the Presidency of Benfica. During his speech, the candidate reiterated that, in case of electoral triumph, he will count on José Mourinho to lead the technical command of the reds.

During his speech, the head of the 'Benfica Above All' list reiterated that he counts on the Portuguese coach and will not change this if he wins: "[José] Mourinho is my coach and I am prepared to work with him from October 26".


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Leaving compliments to the Special One, the manager reminded that Benfiquistas must always be united around the Club of Light; "We are all together supporting Benfica, in defeats and victories. What we want is victories, I appealed before the Dragão game to support the coach, because he is a great coach".

Regarding the list, which includes some heavy names of the current Portuguese scene, the manager gave a guarantee about the work that will be done: "I have here a team chosen by me, who work together, most of them, for a long time, completely aligned in relation to my vision for the future of Benfica, prepared to start functions on the 26th".

Finally, he reiterated that he will win the elections right at the first round and that his team is ready to assume functions the day after the elections: "We are prepared to manage Benfica from the 26th, we have studied Benfica in depth, we analyzed other clubs abroad, we have many ideas to grow".

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.

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