Di María leaves Benfica, Argentine’s record now held by former Porto player | OneFootball

Di María is no longer the oldest player ever to score for Benfica. In the match against Arouca, at Estádio da Luz, Nicolás Otamendi, who previously played for Porto, scored for the first time this season and 'took' the record from his compatriot, who had scored in the Club World Cup.

At 37 years and 256 days, Nicolás Otamendi became the oldest player to score a goal for Benfica. The record belonged to Ángel Di María, who left the Clube da Luz last season, after returning to the Eagles following stints at clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG, and Juventus.

In the Club World Cup, at 37 years and 134 days, Ángel Di María scored the equalizing goal against Chelsea in the round of 16, which took the match into extra time. Now, Nicolás Otamendi breaks the record of his compatriot, who, interestingly, was one of his closest teammates at Benfica.

However, Nicolás Otamendi's historic records - which recently made headlines - won't stop here. The Benfica captain is on the verge of reaching 250 appearances with the Sacred Mantle. If this doesn't happen next Wednesday, against Tondela, in the League Cup, it will be during the away match against Vitória de Guimarães, in the 10th round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing only the Benfica jersey, Nicolás Otamendi – valued at 1 million euros – has played 17 matches and scored one goal, totaling 1,530 minutes: nine in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

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