Overview

• Heorhiy Sudakov scored in first-half stoppage time, Vangelis Pavlidis converted a 59th-minute penalty, and Franjo Ivanović added a third five minutes later.
• The result moved Benfica into second place with 13 points, five behind Porto, with a game in hand.
• Mourinho took over after Bruno Lage was dismissed following a loss to Qarabag and a domestic draw with Santa Clara.
• The appointment marks Mourinho’s return to Benfica after 25 years and his first job in Portuguese football in 21 years, following his August exit from Fenerbahçe.
• Benfica’s near-term schedule features Rio Ave at home and Gil Vicente away before a group-stage trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.