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May 16, 2025, will be marked by a birthday in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's professional football squad. Congratulations, Tomás Araújo. The defender turns 23.

A name engraved in golden letters in the history of Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Humberto Coelho celebrated his 75th birthday, on Sunday, April 20. Captain for many years, he wore the Manto Sagrado 14 seasons and was - and is - a true emblem of the Benfica mystique, both on and off the pitch. In a special moment, he experienced a magical day full of surprises at the Estádio da Luz...

Two-time European champion, synonymous with the Sport Lisboa e Benfica mystique, José Augusto was honored on Sunday, April 13, the day of his 88th birthday. During half-time of the Benfica-Arouca match, on matchday 29 of the Liga Betclic, he was applauded by the Benfiquistas and thanked for the gesture from the Presidential Tribune. There, in the box, in the presence of President Rui Costa, among José Augusto's friends and family, Happy Birthday was sung to one of the undeniable names in the history of the Glorioso.

On Tuesday afternoon, May 20, Benfica's professional football team trained at the Estádio Nacional, the venue for the Portuguese Cup final. In preparation for the clash, concentration and intensity were visible in the first 15 minutes of the training session, which was open to the media and whose best images you can see here. Benfica-Sporting is scheduled to kick off at 5:15 pm on Sunday, May 25, at Jamor.

Ruy Castelo Branco, director of the Benfica Residential Academy, and Adriano Laaber, coach of the Benfica Residential Academy women's team, visited the Benfica Campus on Tuesday, May 20, where they had the opportunity to follow the daily activities. "The main objective of the academy is to develop the athlete with the Benfica methodology and combine the academic part with the athletic part," Ruy Castelo Branco told BTV. “Feeling and experiencing this on a daily basis, especially the energy of the Benfica Campus, is enriching,” he said, noting that the goal is to continue cementing the Club's values in the United States.

On Friday, May 16, the European Night of Museums took place at the Benfica Museum – Cosme Damião, which was free to enter between 6 pm and midnight and welcomed 1,166 visitors. A special evening that surprised everyone with a Live Cartoon session by cartoonist Ricardo Galvão and the screening of the documentary “Benfica-Torino 4-3”. Here are the best images...