Breaking news! Updates on the Benfica v Rio Ave match | OneFootball

Due to the Champions League qualification commitments, Benfica requested at the time to postpone what would be the opening match of the League against Rio Ave. Almost a month later, the Eagles now know the official date for the clash against the Vilacondenses - September 23rd.

According to the newspaper Record, based on the information released by Liga Portugal regarding the postponed match of the 1st round, Bruno Lage's team has a game scheduled for three weeks from now, in order to align the calendar with their direct opponents. The match is set to kick off at 8:15 PM at Estádio da Luz.

Bruno Lage - who recently completed a year at the helm of the Club of Light - will still face three highly important matches before the calendar adjustment game. After the international break, the Reds return to competition this Friday, September 12th, with a home game against Santa Clara.

A few days later, on September 16th, the Glorious kicks off the Champions League with a match at Estádio da Luz against Qarabag, marking the 1st round of the regular phase of the prestigious tournament. Still in the same week, Benfica hits the road again, heading north of the country, where they have a match scheduled with AVS SAD before facing Rio Ave.

However, the hectic schedule doesn't end there. After aligning the calendar with the Vilacondenses, the Club of Light, three days later, has another confrontation for Liga Portugal Betclic, where they will host César Peixoto's Gil Vicente. In between, before the game against Porto on October 5th, the Eagles will also travel to London to face Chelsea.

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