Pre-season continues in Tróia

Benfica continues the pre-season in Tróia as of this Monday, July 9. With a training session scheduled for 5:00 pm at José Mourinho Training Center, which will be opened to the Press in the first 15 minutes. Before, at 4:45 pm, one player will speak to the journalists.

Inserted in the Tróia training camp is the participation at the Sado Tournament. Benfica looks horns in the Serbian team of Napredak (July 10, at 7:00 pm) and against V. Setúbal (July 13, at 8:30 pm). The matches will take place at Estádio do Bonfim. This is an excellent opportunity to see the 2018/19 version of Benfica in action. The tickets are already on sale. 

The start of Benfica's pre-season occurred on June 28, with the first stage taking place at Estádio da Luz. The firsts days were marked by the usual medical and physical tests.

During this first stage of the pre-season, Rui Vitória led twice-a-day training sessions, but the peak took place on Saturday, June 7. Benfica opened the morning training session to the supporters and there was a true pilgrimage to Estádio da Luz. In the surroundings, it looked like a matchday! 

2018/19 PRESEASON CALENDAR

• June 28: start of the preseason work, at the Estádio da Luz.
• July 9: start of the training camp in Tróia.
• July 10: friendly match against Napredak, at Estádio do Bonfim (7:00 pm).
• July 13: friendly match against Vitória de Setúbal, at Estádio do Bonfim (8:30 pm).
• From July 15 to 20: training camp at the St. George's Park, England.
• July 21: friendly match against Sevilla, in Zurich (Switzerland).
• July 22: trip to the United States.
• July 25: start of the International Champions Cup (ICC). Match against Borussia Dortmund in Pittsburg.
• July 28: match against Juventus (International Champions Cup), in New York. Return to Lisbon.
• August 1: Eusébio Cup. Match against Lyon, at Estádio do Algarve, the last match of the ICC.

Text: Marco Rebelo

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