See how Bruno Lage suffered the same fate at Benfica | OneFootball

The defeat against Qarabag, by 3-2, marked the end of Bruno Lage's second tenure as the head coach of Benfica. However, despite the 'adventures' being separated by several years, the Setubal native managed to relive the turbulent moments that also occurred in the 2019/20 season.

According to the newspaper Record, in this Wednesday's edition, the 49-year-old coach could not withstand the surprising defeat against the Azerbaijani team and ended up being a 'victim' of poor results, just as he was in his first stint as the head coach of the Reds. However, this second tenure ended up lasting less time.

According to the sports daily, the story of the Setubal native in both stints at the Clube da Luz is similar, however, the main difference lies in not winning the national championship title in 2024/25, in contrast to the 'miracle' achieved in the 2018/19 season, when he beat Porto, led by Sérgio Conceição, in the race for the trophy.

It should be noted that when the 49-year-old coach returned to Estádio da Luz, he brought with him the attacking football that the fans so desired, however, as the months went by, the momentum faded and the criticism grew louder, just as it did in the first tenure.

It should be noted that Bruno Lage's departure happened last night, hours after the match against Qarabag. Now, Benfica, with Rui Costa at the helm, is looking for a new coach to take over the team and, according to various rumors, the most desired name is José Mourinho, who recently left Fenerbahçe.

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