Overview
- Benfica beat AVS Futebol SAD 3-0 in Mourinho’s first game back, with goals from Heorhiy Sudakov, Vangelis Pavlidis from the spot, and Franjo Ivanovic.
- The victory moved Benfica to second in the Primeira Liga, five points behind Porto with a game in hand.
- Mourinho was appointed on Thursday after Bruno Lage was dismissed in the wake of a shock Champions League loss to Qarabag.
- His contract runs through the 2026–27 season with a clause allowing either side to opt against renewal at this season’s end.
- The 62-year-old said his Fenerbahçe stint was a mistake and left the Turkish club last month after elimination by Benfica in Champions League qualifying.