Rui Costa hit by double blow: could lose two stars at Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica risk losing two of the most important coaches in their football structure. At a time when José Mourinho’s departure is considered a done deal, the Eagles may also see Nélson Veríssimo say goodbye. According to what has been learned, the B-team coach has an offer to renew, however, he also has interested parties elsewhere.

According to what O Jogo has learned, Nélson Veríssimo’s contract with Benfica ends on June 30, at which point he will be free to decide his future. However, as the sports daily also stressed, the Lisbon club want to keep the 49-year-old coach, who reportedly has several offers from Primeira Liga teams on the table.

As he nears the end of his third season in charge of Benfica’s reserve side, in what is his second spell leading the Eagles’ B team, Nélson Veríssimo has once again earned the Board’s trust. The club’s structure, led by Rui Costa, believes the 49-year-old Portuguese coach has shown the authority needed to lead during a season in which the squad underwent a major overhaul in its competitive ranks.

However, Nélson Veríssimo is not closing the door on a possible exit from Benfica, as he already has experience with teams in the top flight, as was the case with the Eagles after the departures of Bruno Lage and Jorge Jesus, but also at Estoril, where he led the Cascais side in the 2023/24 season.

In a highly turbulent end to the season, Rui Costa may end up facing the difficult task of replacing not one, but two coaches. Nélson Veríssimo will have to decide by the end of June whether he wants to enter a fourth season in charge of the Lisbon club’s reserve team, or take on a new challenge.

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