2024–25 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2024–25 season
President	Rui Costa
Head coach	Roger Schmidt (until 31 August 2024); Bruno Lage (from 5 September 2024)
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	3rd
Taça de Portugal	Fourth round
Taça da Liga	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	League phase
FIFA Club World Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kerem Aktürkoğlu ; (5); All: Kerem Aktürkoğlu (8)
Highest home attendance	62,028 v Atlético Madrid; (2 October 2024)
Lowest home attendance	48,639 v Santa Clara; (30 October 2024)
Average home league attendance	59,297 (5 matches)
Biggest win	Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave; (27 October 2024);
Biggest defeat	Famalicão 2–0 Benfica; (11 August 2024);
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica season will be the club's 121st season in existence and its 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Domestically, Benfica will play in the Primeira Liga, and will also compete in the Taça da Liga and Taça de Portugal. In Europe, Benfica will play in the UEFA Champions League. At global level, the club will compete in the newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2024^[2]^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro Carreras
4	DF	POR	António Silva (vice-captain)
6	DF	DEN	Alexander Bah
7	FW	SUI	Zeki Amdouni (on loan from Burnley)
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes
9	FW	BRA	Arthur Cabral
10	MF	TUR	Orkun Kökçü
11	FW	ARG	Ángel Di María
14	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis
17	FW	TUR	Kerem Aktürkoğlu
18	MF	LUX	Leandro Barreiro
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Schjelderup


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	GK	POR	Samuel Soares
25	FW	ARG	Gianluca Prestianni
28	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré (on loan from Manchester City)
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi (captain)
32	FW	ARG	Benjamín Rollheiser
37	DF	GER	Jan-Niklas Beste
44	DF	POR	Tomás Araújo
47	FW	POR	Tiago Gouveia
61	MF	POR	Florentino Luís
75	GK	POR	André Gomes
81	DF	ALB	Adrian Bajrami
84	MF	POR	João Rego
85	MF	POR	Renato Sanches (on loan from PSG)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
3	DF	Álvaro Carreras	Manchester United	€6,000,000	1 July 2024	^[4]
32	FW	Benjamín Rollheiser	River Plate	€9,500,000		^[5]
14	FW	Vangelis Pavlidis	AZ Alkmaar	€18,000,000		^[6]
18	MF	Leandro Barreiro	Mainz 05	Free	2 July 2024	^[7]
37	MF	Jan-Niklas Beste	1. FC Heidenheim	€8,000,000	11 July 2024	^[8]
85	MF	Renato Sanches	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	5 August 2024	^[9]
7	FW	Zeki Amdouni	Burnley		29 August 2024	^[10]
28	DF	Issa Kaboré	Manchester City		1 September 2024	^[11]
17	FW	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	Galatasaray	€12,000,000	2 September 2024	^[12]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
27	FW	Rafa Silva	Beşiktaş	Free	1 July 2024	^[13]
—	DF	David Jurásek	TSG Hoffenheim	Loan	1 July 2024	^[14]
—	FW	Henrique Araújo	Arouca	Loan	11 July 2024	^[15]
—	GK	Leo Kokubo	Sint-Truiden	Free	11 July 2024	^[16]
—	MF	Paulo Bernardo	Celtic	€4,000,000	1 August 2024	^[17]
87	MF	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	€60,000,000	5 August 2024	^[18]
19	FW	Casper Tengstedt	Hellas Verona	Loan	9 August 2024	^[19]
7	FW	David Neres	Napoli	€28,000,000	21 August 2024	^[20]
—	MF	Tiago Dantas	Osijek	Free	29 August 2024	^[21]
5	DF	Morato	Nottingham Forest	€11,000,000	30 August 2024	^[22]
16	MF	Martim Neto	Rio Ave	Loan	2 September 2024	^[23]
36	FW	Marcos Leonardo	Al Hilal	€40,000,000	2 September 2024	^[24]
20	MF	João Mário	Beşiktaş	Loan	4 September 2024	^[25]

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss

The pre-season began on 3 July 2024.^[26]

12 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	5–0	Farense	Águeda, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Florentino 33' Pavlidis 45+4' Prestianni 48' Rollheiser 54', 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

13 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	2–2	Celta de Vigo	Águeda, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 13' (pen.), 28'		Aspas 70' Durán 74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Águeda

25 July 2024 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Brentford	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 24'		Peart-Harris 7' Mbuemo 9'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

28 July 2024 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	5–0	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Prestianni 9' Pavlidis 13', 15' Beste 18' Cabral 89'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz

2 August 2024 Algarve Cup	Benfica	0–1	Fulham	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST				Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Primeira Liga	11 August 2024	18 May 2025	Matchday 1	TBD	9	7	1	1	24	6	+18	077.78
Taça de Portugal	19 October 2024	TBD	Third round	TBD	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Taça da Liga	30 October 2024	TBD	Quarter-finals	TBD	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
UEFA Champions League	19 September 2024	TBD	League phase	TBD	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	June 2025	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					15	11	1	3	36	11	+25	073.33

Last updated: 6 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sporting CP	10	10	0	0	35	3	+32	30	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Porto	10	9	0	1	27	4	+23	27	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Benfica	9	7	1	1	24	6	+18	22	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Braga	10	6	2	2	17	7	+10	20	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Vitória de Guimarães	10	5	3	2	12	10	+2	18

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	7	1	1	24	6	+18	22	5	0	0	18	2	+16	2	1	1	6	4	+2

Source: Liga Portugal

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W		W	W
Position	16	8	6	7	5	3	3		3	3
Points	0	3	6	7	10	13	16		19	22

Source: Liga Portugal
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 August 2024 1	Famalicão	2–0	Benfica	Vila Nova de Famalicão
18:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Sorriso 12' Luiz Júnior 66' Youssouf 73' 90' Lobato 90+2'	Report	João Mário 16' Prestianni 45+3' Kökçü 57' Carreras 80'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Leiria)

17 August 2024 2	Benfica	3–0	Casa Pia	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 70' Gouveia 80' Aursnes 90'	Report	Segovia 67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,926 Referee: Iancu Vasilica (Vila Real)

24 August 2024 3	Benfica	1–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Kökçü 19' 34' Carreras 36' Gouveia 59' Sanches 90+6'	Report	André Luiz 36' Santana 72' Cordeiro 87'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 59,490 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

30 August 2024 4	Moreirense	1–1	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Alan 45+5' Frimpong 66' Ofori 84' Maracás 90+6'	Report	Otamendi 31' Florentino 43' Carreras 61' Barreiro 77' Rollheiser 90+6' Marcos Leonardo 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Attendance: 5,817 Referee: André Narciso (Setúbal)

14 September 2024 5	Benfica	4–1	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Aktürkoğlu 27' Florentino 34' A. Silva 47' 74' Di María 58'	Report	Lopes 1' Safira 30' Luís Rocha 72' Serginho 90'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,145 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)

23 September 2024 6	Boavista	0–3	Benfica	Porto
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Camará 70' Gomes 78'	Report	Pavlidis 11' Kökçü 31' Cabral 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 16,151 Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

28 September 2024 7	Benfica	5–1	Gil Vicente	Lisbon
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Otamendi 17' Aktürkoğlu 25' Kökçü 33' Amdouni 78' Florentino 90' Rollheiser 90+4'	Report	Correia 8' García 9' Cruz 34'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,965 Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Lisbon)

27 October 2024 9	Benfica	5–0	Rio Ave	Lisbon
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Aktürkoğlu 12', 16', 45+2' Di María 30' Schjelderup 79' Amdouni 81'	Report	Panzo 4'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,961 Referee: Tiago Martins (Lisbon)

2 November 2024 10	Farense	1–2	Benfica	Faro
18:00 WET (UTC±0)	Poveda 15' Neto 84'	Report	Carreras 21' Vangelis Pavlidis 54'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 12,649 Referee: Claúdio Pereira (Aveiro)

10 November 2024 11	Benfica	v	Porto	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: João Pinheiro (Braga)

1 December 2024 12	Arouca	v	Benfica	Arouca
18:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca

8 December 2024 13	Benfica	v	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

15 December 2024 14	AVS	v	Benfica	Vila das Aves
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio do CD Aves

19 December 2024 8	Nacional	v	Benfica	Funchal
17:00 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Referee: Gustavo Correia (Porto)

22 December 2024 15	Benfica	v	Estoril	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

29 December 2024 16	Sporting CP	v	Benfica	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

5 January 2025 17	Benfica	v	Braga	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

19 January 2025 18	Benfica	v	Famalicão	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

26 January 2025 19	Casa Pia	v	Benfica	Rio Maior
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior

2 February 2025 20	Estrela da Amadora	v	Benfica	Amadora
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Gomes

9 February 2025 21	Benfica	v	Moreirense	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

16 February 2025 22	Santa Clara	v	Benfica	Ponta Delgada
15:00 AZOT (UTC-1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel

23 February 2025 23	Benfica	v	Boavista	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

2 March 2025 24	Gil Vicente	v	Benfica	Barcelos
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

9 March 2025 25	Benfica	v	Nacional	Lisbon
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

16 March 2025 26	Rio Ave	v	Benfica	Vila do Conde
--:-- WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos

30 March 2025 27	Benfica	v	Farense	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

6 April 2025 28	Porto	v	Benfica	Porto
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

13 April 2025 29	Benfica	v	Arouca	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

19 April 2025 30	Vitória de Guimarães	v	Benfica	Guimarães
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

27 April 2025 31	Benfica	v	Chaves	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

4 May 2025 32	Estoril	v	Benfica	Estoril
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

11 May 2025 33	Benfica	v	Sporting CP	Lisbon
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

17 May 2025 34	Braga	v	Benfica	Braga
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Taça de Portugal

19 October 2024 Third round	Pevidém	0–2	Benfica	Moreira de Cónegos
20:15 WEST (UTC+1)		Report	Beste 3', 75' Carreras 51'	Stadium: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas Referee: David Silva

23 November 2024 Fourth round	Benfica	v	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
20:45 WET (UTC±0)				Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Taça da Liga

30 October 2024 Quarter-finals	Benfica	3–0	Santa Clara	Lisbon
20:15 WET (UTC±00:00)	Di María 71' Pavlidis 76', 80'	Report	Safira 29' Soares 36' Pereira 58'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,639 Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Lisbon)

8 January 2025 Semi-finals	Benfica	v	Braga	Leiria
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.^[27]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
17	Bayern Munich	4	2	2	11	7	+4	6	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18	Real Madrid	4	2	2	9	7	+2	6
19	Benfica	4	2	2	7	5	+2	6
20	Milan	4	2	2	7	6	+1	6
21	Feyenoord	4	2	2	7	10	−3	6

Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L
Position	11	3	13	19
Points	3	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 September 2024 1	Red Star Belgrade	1–2	Benfica	Belgrade, Serbia
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Silas 25' Milson 86' Seol Young-woo 90+4'	Report	Aktürkoğlu 9' Kökçü 29' Carreras 52' Kaboré 64' Aursnes 77'	Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 44,238 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

2 October 2024 2	Benfica	4–0	Atlético Madrid	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 13' Aursnes 22' Di María 52' (pen.) Bah 75' Kökçü 84' (pen.)	Report	Serrano 70' Reinildo 83' Giménez 83' Correa 90+5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,028 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

23 October 2024 3	Benfica	1–3	Feyenoord	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Aktürkoğlu 66' Amdouni 90+1' Sanches 90+2'	Report	Ueda 12' Milambo 33', 90+2' Timber 39'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,687 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

6 November 2024 4	Bayern Munich	1–0	Benfica	Munich, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Musiala 67', 73'	Report	Kaboré 26' Kökçü 71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

27 November 2024 5	Monaco	v	Benfica	Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stade Louis II

11 December 2024 6	Benfica	v	Bologna	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

21 January 2025 7	Benfica	v	Barcelona	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±00:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz

29 January 2025 8	Juventus	v	Benfica	Turin, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Juventus Stadium

FIFA Club World Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 6 November 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Champions League		FIFA Club World Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin	14	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
24	GK	POR	Samuel Soares	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	GK	POR	André Gomes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro Carreras	15	1	7+2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	POR	António Silva	10	1	5	1	1	0	1	0	2+1	0	0	0
6	DF	DEN	Alexander Bah	11	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0
28	DF	BFA	Issa Kaboré	6	0	0+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
30	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi	13	1	7+1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
37	DF	GER	Jan-Niklas Beste	11	2	3+2	0	1	2	1	0	0+4	0	0	0
44	DF	POR	Tomás Araújo	11	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
81	DF	ALB	Adrian Bajrami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Aursnes	13	1	7	1	1	0	1	0	3+1	0	0	0
10	MF	TUR	Orkun Kökçü	14	4	7+2	2	0	0	0+1	0	4	2	0	0
18	MF	LUX	Leandro Barreiro	9	0	4+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
61	MF	POR	Florentino	12	2	8	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
84	MF	POR	João Rego	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
85	MF	POR	Renato Sanches	7	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SUI	Zeki Amdouni	11	2	0+5	2	1	0	1	0	1+3	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Arthur Cabral	11	1	0+7	1	1	0	1	0	0+2	0	0	0
11	FW	ARG	Ángel Di María	13	3	6+2	1	0	0	0+1	1	3+1	1	0	0
14	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis	15	5	9	3	0+1	0	0+1	2	3+1	0	0	0
17	FW	TUR	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	10	8	5	5	0	0	1	0	4	3	0	0
21	FW	NOR	Andreas Schjelderup	6	1	0+3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW	ARG	Gianluca Prestianni	7	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	ARG	Benjamín Rollheiser	8	1	1+3	1	1	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
47	FW	POR	Tiago Gouveia	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	POR	Gerson Sanches	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team.
5	DF	BRA	Morato	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BRA	David Neres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	POR	Martim Neto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	DEN	Casper Tengstedt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	POR	João Mário	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	BRA	Marcos Leonardo	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	MF	POR	João Neves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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^ "Renato Sanches joins Benfica!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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^ "Issa Kaboré é reforço!". Benfica (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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^ "Rafa deixa Benfica e é reforço do Besiktas". abola.pt. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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^ "Obrigado, Leo Kokubo!" [Thank you, Leo Kokubo!] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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^ "From Denmark for the Yellow-Blue attack: welcome Casper Tengstedt". Hellas Verona FC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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^ "Obrigado, Marcos Leonardo!". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "Obrigado, João Mário!". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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