{"id":8214,"date":"2025-09-21T01:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/mourinho-enjoys-returning-to-portugal-as-new-club-benfica-wins\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T01:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T01:41:48","slug":"mourinho-enjoys-returning-to-portugal-as-new-club-benfica-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/mourinho-enjoys-returning-to-portugal-as-new-club-benfica-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho enjoys returning to Portugal as new club Benfica wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lisbon, Portugal (AP) &#8211; Jose Mourinho enjoyed victory <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Returning to coaching in his home country of Portugal<\/span> After the new club, Benfica defeated AFS 3-0 on the road on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho was announced as Benfica&#8217;s coach on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The victory led Benfica to second place in the Portuguese League standings with a five-point finish, falling behind FC Porto.<\/p>\n<p>Heorhii Sudakov scored in first half injury time. Vangelis Palvidis doubled the lead and Franjo Ivanovic put it away. The AFS was left in the final place.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho replaced Bruno Reiji, who was fired on Wednesday, the day after the team was defeated 3-2 by Champions League Carabagh.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, 62, led Porto to the Champions League title in 2004, leaving Portugal to take over Chelsea. His stint with Fennabafe ended last month after the Turkish club was eliminated by Benfica in the Champions League qualifying playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>His contract with Benfica will be until the end of the 2026-27 season, but he and the club have a non-renewal option at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mourinho-benfica-return-first-game-dbfe6aaf28de9c942bfd3989cdc04a06\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisbon, Portugal (AP) &#8211; Jose Mourinho enjoyed victory Returning to coaching in his home country of Portugal After the new club, Benfica defeated AFS 3-0 on the road on Saturday. Mourinho was announced as Benfica&#8217;s coach on Thursday. 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