João Pereira says beating Benfica is always difficult as Casa Pia rematch looms | OneFootball

João Pereira, 34 and currently out of work, remains the last coach to beat Benfica in a league match, a 3-1 victory with Casa Pia on 25 January 2025. The sides meet again in the second round of the 2026/27 Liga.

That night, Benfica struck first through Ángel Di María on 14 minutes, before Cassiano levelled on 32.

“Indulging us a little, thinking back to that game, the last defeat being against us already shows how hard it is to beat Benfica, it is always difficult. The favouritism will always be very much on Benfica’s side,” he told A Bola.

Nuno Moreira put Casa Pia ahead on 60 minutes and Jérémy Livolant added a stoppage-time third to seal it.

That victory arrived on matchday 19 of the season.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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