Press marks one year since Benfica pillar joined | OneFootball

Yesterday, the national press highlighted September 5th as an important date for Bruno Lage, since it marked the anniversary of his return to Benfica, which happened exactly one year ago. After 365 days, an assessment was made of the work done by the Setúbal native.

After a first stint, which also lasted no more than a year, the Setúbal native has now repeated the same period on the Eagles’ bench. What has he achieved so far? A League Cup and a Super Cup. However, he failed in the main objective, the Liga Portugal Betclic, as reported by the newspaper A Bola in its Sunday edition, September 7th.

Nevertheless, despite many improvements in the Reds’ football compared to what was practiced under the previous German coach, Benfica was unable to be consistent and, at times, failed at crucial moments, as happened in the last two rounds of the previous edition of the National Championship.

Appointed after the close of the 2024 summer transfer window, Bruno Lage only had a say in the winter and summer transfer windows of this year. According to the sports daily, the Reds’ board, led by Rui Costa, has spent around 156 million euros so far with the Setúbal native. In total, there were 11 players across the two transfer windows, with highlights including Richard Ríos, Sudakov, Ivanovic, among others.

However, last season is now behind them and the focus is on the current campaign, with Benfica making a very positive and historic start. The Eagles got off on the right foot by winning the Super Cup against Sporting, then secured another spot in the Champions League and, currently, remain unbeaten in the National Championship, with all indications that this year could be very different for Benfica’s ambitions.

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