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Steven Vitória transfer confirmed by Benfica - 17 June 2013 |
Benfica signed Canadian-born defender Steven Vitória from Estoril on a 4-year deal.
At 1,95m the towering central defender spent his last three years in Estoril and scored an impressive 11 goals for the promoted side last season. The 26-year-old was called upon to take penalty kicks and also scored a few headers using his height and aerial strength.
"This is the happiest day in my life. I have arrived in the best Portuguese team and now have everything I imagined. I was very well received and hope to win many titles."
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Wikipedia entry
At 1,95m the towering central defender spent his last three years in Estoril and scored an impressive 11 goals for the promoted side last season. The 26-year-old was called upon to take penalty kicks and also scored a few headers using his height and aerial strength.
"This is the happiest day in my life. I have arrived in the best Portuguese team and now have everything I imagined. I was very well received and hope to win many titles."
> Also read:
Wikipedia entry
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Filip Djuricic joins Benfica on a 5-year deal - 12 June 2013 |
Benfica announce signing of Serbian international Filip Djuricic from Dutch side SC Heerenveen on a 5-year-deal.
The 21-year-old was officially presented on Benfica TV today and stated he already knows the club's latest signings Sulejmani and Lazar Markovic, as well as current midfielder Nemanja Matic.
"I know both [Sulejmani and Markovic] as I've had the chance to play with them in the Serbian national team. Markovic is a revelation for Serbian football."
"I know Matic since we were kids as we used to play together. I know him and his family well. I spoke to Matic and he told me I would easily adapt to Portugal and Portuguese football. This was key in my decision."
The attacking-midfielder also commented on the Europa League final against Chelsea as he watched from the stands in Amsterdam with Benfica fans.
"I saw the game in the stadium, next to Benfica fans. I understood their sadness after the defeat but I enjoyed being close to them. I am proud to have signed for Benfica."
"The Dutch league is watched closely but I believe the Portuguese league has more quality. I consider the big Portuguese teams to be better than their Dutch counterparts. Portuguese football is more competitive."
> Also read:
Filip Djuricic Wikipedia entry
The 21-year-old was officially presented on Benfica TV today and stated he already knows the club's latest signings Sulejmani and Lazar Markovic, as well as current midfielder Nemanja Matic.
"I know both [Sulejmani and Markovic] as I've had the chance to play with them in the Serbian national team. Markovic is a revelation for Serbian football."
"I know Matic since we were kids as we used to play together. I know him and his family well. I spoke to Matic and he told me I would easily adapt to Portugal and Portuguese football. This was key in my decision."
The attacking-midfielder also commented on the Europa League final against Chelsea as he watched from the stands in Amsterdam with Benfica fans.
"I saw the game in the stadium, next to Benfica fans. I understood their sadness after the defeat but I enjoyed being close to them. I am proud to have signed for Benfica."
"The Dutch league is watched closely but I believe the Portuguese league has more quality. I consider the big Portuguese teams to be better than their Dutch counterparts. Portuguese football is more competitive."
> Also read:
Filip Djuricic Wikipedia entry
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Benfica sign Miralem Sulejmani on a free transfer - 11 June 2013 |
Benfica have announced the signing of another Serbian international, 24-year-old Miralem Sulejmani on a free transfer from Ajax after putting pen-to-paper on a 4 year contract.
The former Partizan Belgrade and Heerenveen player had his medical outside Portugal and and will be presented officially by the club in the coming weeks.
Sulejmani, who joined Ajax in 2008 for a club record of 16m EUR, was demoted to the youth side after the club learned of his commitment to sign for Benfica at the end of his contract.
> Also read:
Benfica statement confirming statement (in Portuguese)
The former Partizan Belgrade and Heerenveen player had his medical outside Portugal and and will be presented officially by the club in the coming weeks.
Sulejmani, who joined Ajax in 2008 for a club record of 16m EUR, was demoted to the youth side after the club learned of his commitment to sign for Benfica at the end of his contract.
> Also read:
Benfica statement confirming statement (in Portuguese)
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Benfica sign Lazar Markovic - 10 June 2013 |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica announced today the signing of 19-year-old Lazar Markovic from FK Partizan for an undisclosed fee.
The Serbian international forward put pen-to-paper on a 5-year deal starting from season 2013/14.
In declarations to Benfica TV the youngster set himself ambitious targets with his new club.
"I know I can improve with this team. I want to be successful in Benfica by winning titles and playing in the Champions League."
"I watched games against Porto and Sporting last season and also the Europa League final against Chelsea. Benfica were the better team in that game and left an excellent impression."
> Also read:
Benfica statement (in Portuguese)
The Serbian international forward put pen-to-paper on a 5-year deal starting from season 2013/14.
In declarations to Benfica TV the youngster set himself ambitious targets with his new club.
"I know I can improve with this team. I want to be successful in Benfica by winning titles and playing in the Champions League."
"I watched games against Porto and Sporting last season and also the Europa League final against Chelsea. Benfica were the better team in that game and left an excellent impression."
> Also read:
Benfica statement (in Portuguese)
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Jorge Jesus extends Benfica stay - 01 June 2013 |
Jorge Jesus has renewed with Sport Lisboa e Benfica for a further two years.
President LF Vieira confirmed this week that the Portuguese manager will be extending his stay.
Despite not winning a single trophy this season, Jesus will be one of Benfica's longest serving managers in recent history.
In his four year tenure, the experienced coach has lifted a league title and 3 league cups.
President LF Vieira confirmed this week that the Portuguese manager will be extending his stay.
Despite not winning a single trophy this season, Jesus will be one of Benfica's longest serving managers in recent history.
In his four year tenure, the experienced coach has lifted a league title and 3 league cups.
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Report: SL Benfica 3 - 1 Moreirense FC - 19 May 2013 |
| Liga Zon Sagres - Matchday 30 | Kick-off 18:30 BST | ||
SL BENFICA | MOREIRENSE FC | |
 | 3 - 1 |  |
| 50' Cardozo | 42' Vinicius Franco | |
| 80' Lima | ||
| 90'+2 Lima (pen.) | ||
Statistics
| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Offsides | Fouls | Yellows (reds) |
| 65% | 35% | 28(12) | 8(4) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2(0) | 1(1) |
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Various
Date: Sunday 19th May 2013, 18:30 BST PT/UK (19:30 CET)
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisboa
Competition: Liga Zon Sagres - Jornada 30
Referee: Marco Ferreira (A.F. Madeira)
Assistant Referees: Cristóvão Moniz, Sérgio Serrão
Fourth Referee: Jorge Faustino
Attendance: 51,349
Weather: Partly Cloudy 13°C - Humidity: 72% Wind: SE 15mp/h @ 18:00 BST
TV: Sport TV 2
BENFICA - Artur; Maxi Pereira, Luisão (c), Jardel and André Almeida; Salvio, Enzo Pérez (Urreta 76'), Matic and Ola John (Nico Gaitán 46'); Lima and Cardozo (André Gomes 86')
Subs: Paulo Lopes, Roderick, André Gomes, Nico Gaitán, Pablo Aimar, Urreta and Rodrigo
Coach: Jorge Jesus
MOREIRENSE - Ricardo Ribeiro, Paulo Mota, Florent, Diego Goldim, Aníbal (Rafael Lopes 89'), Filipe (c) (Tales Junior 79'), Fábio Fonseca, Vinicius Franco, Carlos Sousa (Kinkela 81'), Pablo Fernandez and Ghilas
Subs: Ricardo Andrade, Nilson Junior, Augusto Loureiro, Renatinho, Tales Junior, Rafael Lopes and Kinkela
Coach: Augusto Inácio
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Cardozo (25'), Diogo Goldim (60') and Matic (88'). Red card to Paulo Mota (90'+1)
Highlights: Match highlights here
Photos: High quality images here
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SL Benfica x Moreirense FC Squad List - 19 May 2013 |
Jorge Jesus named his 18 player squad list ahead of the last Liga match of the season against Moreirense FC.
Central defender Garay is out after incurring an injury in the Europa League final against Chelsea last Wednesday in Amsterdam. Jorge Jesus was forced to substitute the Argentine in the second-half.
Benfica are hosts to Moreirense this late afternoon at 18:30 BST in Estádio da Luz.
The 18 players called up are:
Goalkeepers: Artur and Paulo Lopes
Defenders: Maxi Pereira, Luisão, Melgarejo, André Almeida, Jardel and Roderick
Midfielders: Ola John, Urreta, Matic, Gaitán, Enzo Pérez, Salvio, André Gomes and Pablo Aimar
Forwards: Rodrigo, Lima and Cardozo
Central defender Garay is out after incurring an injury in the Europa League final against Chelsea last Wednesday in Amsterdam. Jorge Jesus was forced to substitute the Argentine in the second-half.
Benfica are hosts to Moreirense this late afternoon at 18:30 BST in Estádio da Luz.
The 18 players called up are:
Goalkeepers: Artur and Paulo Lopes
Defenders: Maxi Pereira, Luisão, Melgarejo, André Almeida, Jardel and Roderick
Midfielders: Ola John, Urreta, Matic, Gaitán, Enzo Pérez, Salvio, André Gomes and Pablo Aimar
Forwards: Rodrigo, Lima and Cardozo
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Report: SL Benfica 1 - 2 Chelsea FC - 15 May 2013 |
| Europa League Final, Amsterdam ArenA | Kick-off 19:45 BST | ||
SL BENFICA | CHELSEA FC | |
| 1 - 2 |  |
| 67' Cardozo (pen.) | 59' Fernando Torres | |
| 90'+2 Ivanovic | ||
Statistics
| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Offsides | Fouls | Yellows (reds) |
| 53% | 47% | 17(11) | 11(7) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2(0) | 1(0) |
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Various
Date: Wednesday 15th May 2013, 19:45 BST PT/UK (20:45 CET)
Venue: Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (NED)
Competition: Europa League, Final
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referees: Sander van Roekel (NED), Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Additional Referees: Pol van Boekel (NED), Richard Liesveld (NED)
Fourth Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Attendance: 46,163
Weather: Mostly Cloudy 14°C
TV: Canal SIC (POR), ITV4 (UK)
BENFICA - Artur; André Almeida, Luisão(c), Garay and Melgarejo; Matic, Salvio, Enzo Peréz and Gaitán; Rodrigo and Cardozo
Subs: Paulo Lopes, Jardel, Pablo Aimar, Urreta, André Gomes, Ola John and Lima
Coach: Jorge Jesus
CHELSEA - Cech, Ivanovic, Cole, David Luiz, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Juan Mata and Torres
Subs: Turnbull, Ferreira, Aké, Mikel, Marin, Benayoun and Moses
Coach: Rafael Benítez
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Oscar (13'), Garay (45') and Luisão (61')
Highlights: Match highlights here
Photos: High quality images here
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Report: FC Porto 2 - 1 SL Benfica - 11 May 2013 |
| Liga Zon Sagres - Matchday 29 | Kick-off 20:30 BST | ||
FC PORTO | SL BENFICA | |
 | 2 - 1 | |
| 25' Maxi Pereira (o.g.) | 19' Lima | |
| 90'+1 Kelvin | ||
Statistics
| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Offsides | Fouls | Yellows (reds) |
| 60% | 40% | 14(7) | 9(5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 4(0) | 3(0) |
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Matic, Ola John, André Almeida, Garay and Enzo Pérez
Date: Saturday 11th May 2013, 20:30 BST PT/UK (21:30 CET)
Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Competition: Liga Zon Sagres - Jornada 29
Referee: Pedro Proença (A.F. Lisboa)
Assistant Referees: Tiago Trigo, Bertino Miranda
Fourth Referee: Sales Gomes
Attendance: 50,117 (99%)
Weather: Sunny/Clear 16°C - Humidity: 79% Wind: SE 15mp/h @ 18:00 BST
TV: Sport TV 1
PORTO - Helton; Danilo (Liedson 84'), Otamendí, Mangala and Alex Sandro; Fernando (Defour 72'), Lucho (Kelvin 78'), Moutinho; James, Varela and Jackson
Subs: Fabiano, Ba, Castro, Kelvin, Defour, Seba and Liedson
Coach: Vítor Pereira
BENFICA - Artur; Maxi Pereira, Luisão (c), Garay and André Almeida; Matic, Enzo Pérez, Salvio, Gaitán (Roderick Miranda 66') and Ola John (Pablo Aimar 84'); Lima (Cardozo 72')
Subs: Paulo Lopes, Roderick, Melgarejo, Aimar, Urreta, Rodrigo and Cardozo
Coach: Jorge Jesus
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Enzo Pérez (46'), James (55'), Matic (58'), Fernando (65'), Defour (79'), Artur (85') and Helton (90'+3)
Highlights: Match highlights here after
Photos: High quality images here
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Report: SL Benfica 1 - 1 GD Estoril de Praia - 06 May 2013 |
| Liga Zon Sagres - Matchday 28 | Kick-off 20:00 BST | ||
SL BENFICA | GD ESTORIL | |
| 1 - 1 |  |
| 67' Maxi Pereira | 59' Jefferson | |
Statistics
| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Offsides | Fouls | Yellows (reds) |
| 49% | 51% | 22(4) | 16(5) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1(1) | 3(0) |
Planet Benfica's Key Players: Artur, Gaitán
Date: Monday 6th May 2013, 20:00 BST PT/UK (21:00 CET)
Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisboa
Competition: Liga Zon Sagres - Jornada 28
Referee: Paulo Baptista (A.F. Portalegre)
Assistant Referees: José Braga, Valter Rufo
Fourth Referee: Tiago Martins
Attendance: 60,897 (94%)
Weather: Sunny 20°C - Humidity: 37% Wind: NE 7mp/h @ 19:00 BST
TV: Sport TV 1
BENFICA - Artur, Maxi Pereira, Luisão (c), Garay and Melgarejo (Rodrigo 73'); Matic, Enzo Pérez (Carlos Martins 31'), Salvio and Nico Gaitán; Lima and Cardozo
Subs: Paulo Lopes, André Almeida, Jardel, Carlos Martins, Pablo Aimar, Ola John and Rodrigo
Coach: Jorge Jesus
ESTORIL - Vagner; Anderson, Steven Vitória (c), Yohan Tavares, Jefferson; Carlos Eduardo (João Coimbra 80'), Gonçalo e Evandro (Diogo Amado 71'); Carlitos, Luís Leal (Gerso 64') and Licá
Subs: João Pedro, João Coimbra, Mano, Diogo Amado, Tony Taylor, Mário Matos and Gerso
Coach: Miguel Pisco
Disciplinary action: Yellow card to Evandro (20'), Carlos Martins (68'), Carlos Martins (78'), Yohan Tavares (90'+2), Vagner (90'+3). Red card to Carlos Martins (78')
Highlights: Watch match goals here
Photos: High quality images here
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