José Mourinho matches Bruno Lage's negative Benfica record | OneFootball

José Mourinho has matched Bruno Lage's negative Benfica record, with back-to-back defeats in different competitions this January.

Benfica lost to Braga in the Taça da Liga in Leiria, then to Porto in the Taça de Portugal, exiting both cups within days. According to Glorioso 1904, the sequence mirrors a similar slump under Bruno Lage in January 2025.

A year ago the team, then led by Bruno Lage, fell to Barcelona in the Champions League and Casa Pia in the Liga Portugal Betclic, results that also unsettled the club.

The context makes the statistic more striking, since the latest setbacks again carried immediate and heavy consequences. Mourinho was also taunted on social media as frustration grew.

Despite different opponents and coaches, Benfica stumbled at key moments in successive competitions in both seasons, inviting inevitable comparisons between the two projects.

Next up is Rio Ave away on Saturday, 17 January 2026, a Liga Portugal Betclic 2025/26 matchday 18 fixture kicking off at 20:30 at Estádio do Rio Ave FC (Arcos) in Vila do Conde.

Source: Glorioso 1904