Mourinho ‘to reintegrate’ internationals next week as Benfica reset | OneFootball

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·28 March 2026

Mourinho ‘to reintegrate’ internationals next week as Benfica reset

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José Mourinho and Benfica are reshaping their schedule during the international break at Seixal.

Record writes that, with 35 players away on international duty, Mourinho drafted in B-team and under-23 options and staged a behind-closed-doors friendly at Seixal on Thursday, 26 March, winning 4-3, with the opponent not disclosed.


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Those involved included Samuel Soares, Gonçalo Oliveira, Dahl, Diogo Prioste, Enzo, Manu, Rafa, Ivanovic and Henrique Araújo. Academy names called in were Olívio Tomé, Eduardo Fernandes, Peter Edokpolor, André Gomes, Trevisan and Gustavo Ferreira.

On Friday, 27 March, Mourinho granted the squad three days off, with a return to Benfica Campus scheduled for next week.

From Monday he will reintegrate the internationals as they arrive back in stages, beginning preparations for Casa Pia on the sixth of April.

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