First stage completed: goals achieved

In exactly one month – between July 31, the official start of the season in the Algarve, and August 31, the match against Alverca for the Championship – Benfica successfully completed the three goals set for the initial phase of the season: winning the Super Cup, qualifying for the Champions League (league phase), and winning all Liga Betclic matches. In total, 7 wins and 1 draw with 12 goals scored and 1 conceded.  

More Eriksson at the Club's museum

A group of 16 members of Sport Lisboa e Benfica donated the Cosme Damião Award to the Club – a tribute to the legendary Sven-Göran Eriksson  (who passed away on August 26, 2024). As coach of the Eagles, he successfully led the professional football team for five seasons (1982/83 and 1983/84, and 1989/90 to 1991/92). The honorable distinction was among the various belongings of the former coach that were auctioned in the early months of the year. João Pais, one of the SLB members, visited the Reserve, Conservation, and Restoration department, told the story, and delivered the award, a unique item that is now part of a set of 38,000 pieces in the collection.