Casa Benfica Porto supports Institution

In a charitable initiative, under the auspices of the Benfica Foundation, the athletes and the coaching staff of the Reds women's football team visited the Santa Marta de Corroios Community Center on Tuesday, December 19. In the spirit of Christmas, presents were distributed to the children of this institution. The Benfica Foundation also offered a TV set, which was symbolically handed over by the players, who got together with the youngsters. The assistant coach of the three-time national champions, André Vale, praised the "sharing of love" during this season, while Daniela Areia Santos and Marta Salvador's hearts were full when they saw how happy the children were

In a initiative from the Benfica Foundation, Jéssica Silva, Valéria Cantuário and Daniela Silva, athletes from the Club's women's football team, met with children who are hospitalized or undergoing treatment at IPO Lisboa. On a visit to the pediatrics department and the institute's Lions pavilion, they handed out scarves, autographs and photographs on Monday, September 25. "I hope it serves to show our children that it's important to stay active with joy and to show examples of overcoming obstacles", praised Ana Lacerda, director of IPO's pediatrics service. "For us, the feeling is very special, because we know we can make their day happier", confessed Jéssica Silva to BTV.

It was with a thrilling  3-4 victory over Sporting in Game 5 of the Liga Placard play-off final that Benfica won back the competition on Sunday, June 29, at the João Rocha Pavilion - after also winning Game 1 (4-4; 3-4 ap) and Game 4 (7-5 aet) of the competition. Take a look at the best images from the glorious night when the 9th National Championship was lifted. And the champions were welcomed in an atmosphere of enormous celebration at the Pavilhão Fidelidade...

Benfica fought until the end for a different outcome in the last 16 of the Club World Cup, but after extra time they fell to Chelsea (1-4), thus ending their journey in the first edition of the competition in the United States of America. In a game that was interrupted in the 86th minute due to the threat of a thunderstorm and ended almost five hours after the kick-off, Di María leveled the score at 90'+5' (1-1), taking the match into 30 minutes of extra time, during which time the result hung in the balance for the English at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

In the round of 16 of the Club World Cup, played on Saturday, June 28 at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Benfica lost 1-4 to Chelsea (after extra time). Di María scored the goal for the Reds. Here are the best images from the match...