One year of Bruno Lage: a look at the Benfica manager’s journey | OneFootball

It was exactly one year ago, on September 5th, that Bruno Lage was introduced as the new coach of Benfica, who had just dismissed Roger Schmidt after a disastrous start to the season. Twelve months later, the press has summarized everything the Setúbal native has managed to achieve and what he has failed to accomplish.

After a first stint, which also lasted no more than a year, the Setúbal native once again repeats the same period on the Eagles’ bench. What has he won 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 signings of this year. According to the sports daily, the Benfica board, led by Rui Costa, has spent around 156 million euros with the Setúbal native so far. In total, there were 11 players signed 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 started off on the right foot by winning the Super Cup against Sporting, then secured another place in the Champions League and are currently unbeaten in the National Championship, everything indicates that this year could be very different for Benfica’s ambitions.

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