Overview
- Benfica appointed José Mourinho on Thursday, a day after sacking Bruno Lage following a 3-2 home loss to Qarabag in the Champions League.
- His debut brought a 3-0 league win at AVS, with goals from Heorhiy Sudakov, Vangelis Pavlidis from the spot, and Franjo Ivanovic.
- The result lifted Benfica to second in the Primeira Liga, five points behind Porto with a game in hand.
- Mourinho’s deal runs through the 2026-27 season with a non-renewal option available at the end of this campaign.
- He arrives weeks after being dismissed by Fenerbahçe following their Champions League qualifying exit to Benfica and has since called that move a mistake, saying it was not his level.