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Benfica is a football club based in Lisboa, Portugal, playing their home matches at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz). Follow Benfica on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, squad information, transfer news, and comprehensive performance analytics.

Gianluca Prestianni has been the standout performer for Benfica in league play this season with a rating of 9.16. Enzo Barrenechea and Vangelis Pavlidis have also impressed with ratings of 8.38 and 8.12 respectively.

Gianluca Prestianni leads Benfica's scoring in league play with 1 goal this season, while Vangelis Pavlidis has contributed 1.

Gianluca Prestianni is the chief creator for Benfica in league play with 1 assist this season. Enzo Barrenechea has also been a key playmaker with 1.

Benfica have been in strong form recently, winning 3 of their last 5 matches (60% win rate). They have scored 19 goals and conceded 5 during this period. Overall, their attack has been firing on all cylinders. In the Club Friendlies, they faced a 5-1 win against CF Os Belenenses. In the Europa League Qualification, they faced a 5-0 win against St. Gallen, a 6-1 win against Heart of Midlothian, and a 1-1 draw with Heart of Midlothian. In the Liga Portugal, they faced a 2-2 draw with Academico Viseu.

Recent results for Benfica:

• July 24, 2026: Club Friendlies - 5-1 win vs CF Os Belenenses
• July 30, 2026: Europa League Qualification - 5-0 win vs St. Gallen
• August 6, 2026: Europa League Qualification - 6-1 win vs Heart of Midlothian
• August 9, 2026: Liga Portugal - 2-2 draw vs Academico Viseu
• August 13, 2026: Europa League Qualification - 1-1 draw at Heart of Midlothian

Upcoming fixtures for Benfica:

• August 17, 2026: Liga Portugal - at Casa Pia AC
• August 20, 2026: Europa League Qualification - vs AGF
• August 27, 2026: Europa League Qualification - at AGF
• August 31, 2026: Liga Portugal - vs Estoril
• September 6, 2026: Liga Portugal - at Maritimo

Looking ahead, Benfica face a relatively kind set of fixtures, with 2 home games and 3 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 1 difficult fixture, and 2 matches of moderate difficulty, and 2 more favorable encounters. Upcoming opponents: Casa Pia AC (away), Estoril (home), Maritimo (away), Moreirense (away), and Gil Vicente (home).

Benfica currently sits in 8th place in the Liga Portugal with 1 point from 1 match (0W 1D 0L).

Benfica's squad consists of 28 players. Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin (Ukraine), Samuel Soares (Portugal). Defenders: Clément Lenglet (France), Alexander Bah (Denmark), Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Samuel Dahl (Sweden), Gabriel Índio (Brazil), Tomás Araújo (Portugal), Daniel Banjaqui (Portugal). Midfielders: Enzo Barrenechea (Argentina), Fredrik Aursnes (Norway), Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine), Jakub Kaminski (Poland), Manu Silva (Portugal), Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg), Richard Ríos (Colombia), Rafa Silva (Portugal), Tiago Gouveia (Portugal), José Neto (Portugal), Miguel Figueiredo (Portugal). Forwards: Bruma (Portugal), Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium), Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece), Andreas Schjelderup (Norway), Jhon Durán (Colombia), Gianluca Prestianni (Argentina), Anísio Cabral (Portugal), João Rego (Portugal).

Benfica transfers: New signings include Gabriel Índio (from Athletic Club), Jhon Durán (from Al Nassr FC), Jakub Kaminski (from Köln), Enzo Barrenechea (from Aston Villa), Clément Lenglet (from Atletico Madrid) and 3 more. Players transferred out include Rafael Obrador (to Sassuolo), Franjo Ivanovic (to Lens), António Silva (to Bournemouth), Henrique Araújo (to Casa Pia AC), Gustavo Varela (to Monza) and 18 more.

Marco Silva is the current head coach of Benfica. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 0% win rate across 1 match, averaging 1.00 points per game.

Notable previous managers include Bruno Lage managed the club for 5 seasons, recording 64 wins from 85 matches (75% win rate). José Mourinho managed the club for one season, recording 20 wins from 30 matches (67% win rate). Other former coaches include Roger Schmidt, Jorge Jesus, Nélson Veríssimo, and Rui Vitória.

Benfica plays their home matches at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) in Lisboa, which has a capacity of 68,100.

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