Benfica boss leaves the Luz, but Rui Costa has a replacement | OneFootball

Benfica are set to move into a new phase in their youth structure, with significant changes to the coaching staff across several age groups at Seixal, in a reorganisation that has already been defined for next season. Rui Costa has already chosen the successors.

According to Record, where he will coach the under-23 team, replacing Fábio Vieira and making his debut in Liga Revelação, after a notable spell at Benfica.

With this change, the Club of Light has already defined the successor at under-17 level: João Rodrigues, 31, will be promoted and will take charge of the team in the new season, in a clear commitment to the continuity of the work developed internally at Benfica Campus.

João Rodrigues’s promotion comes after he coached the under-15s, and he is now being rewarded with the responsibility of one of the most competitive levels in Benfica’s academy, where the development of young prospects is a priority.

, in a move that reinforces the internal dynamic of promoting coaches within Benfica’s structure, while maintaining the philosophy of constant evolution at Seixal.

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