Liga Sagres: SL Benfica 0-0 Clube Desportivo Nacional

SL Benfica said goodbye to Uefa CUP with a home defeat.

In the championship, nothing is won yet, although, it feels extremely good to achieve Xmas being the first, of the Portuguese League.

The game against the Madeira’s island team CD Nacional, hasn’t brought anything new. The other opponent teams had lost points and probably because of that SLB decided to share Xmas points as well.

SL Benfica needs a man of the match, a player who decides how the team must attack. When players like, Carlos Martins and Pablo Aimar, aren’t playing the efforts are bigger and the practical results aren’t the same. Some players try to assume that same position, during the game, but they can’t forget their main tasks.

To talk about the goal scored, about the referee work and his arguments, is useless and we would be giving importance to something that really doesn’t deserve it.

Let’s see if the New Year can bring us all, better referees, more spectator, less violence and genuine football.

Goodbye Portuguese Cup

SL Benfica lost on penalties shots (5-4) the eliminatory against Leixões Sport Club.

The Matosinhos team is making a season above all expectations and so everyone knew it wouldn’t be an easy game.

The Saturday night game, was well controlled by Benfica, in a different game from the other one, played some weeks ago for the League, where the result was also a draw, this time a null after the 120’.

Vitor Oliveira and José Mota are doing a good job and the home team is very consistent and well organized and evitated very well the shots from SLB. Although that doesn’t mean that we couldn’t have done better ….

In some games there are goals scored that people would not believe in, but one thing is for sure, if the Benfica players don’t try to shot the nets, they will not score for sure.

Liga Sagres: Club Sport Marítimo 0-6 SL Benfica

Spectacular game and result on the Maritimo’s stadium, “Barreiros”.

SL Benfica made an historical performance on the beautiful island of Madeira. The local Club had few chances to brake down this Benfica, however the red card (18’) shown to the Maritimo’s goalkeeper helped a lot.

Goals scored: Reyes 20’ (Penalty shot); Suazo 42' and 79'; Luisão 66'; Nuno Gomes 86' and 92'.

The importance of this result must be seen not only by the many goals scored, but principally by the vital victory on this always difficult pitch.

Every games are difficult to Benfica, but it will depend on our players and managers to do all they can to transform it. The team needed this result to gain back important self-esteem.

The team spirit must be on high levels, to allow the players, to work together, in all places of the football field, helping each other on every ball dispute and to achieve solid victories, giving them the needed tranquillity to achieve the goals proposed.

Óscar David Suazo Velasquez (05/11/1979)

The Honduran forward David Suazo was born in San Pedro Sula in 1979.

Suazo played his first games at the Club Olimpia reserves, after that period he experienced the Bankers League. Some good exhibitions and connections opened the door to 1999 to represent the Honduran National Team in the Nigerian under 20 Championship. The player was rapidly contracted by Club Olimpia Deportivo. The professionally contract for the Club’s Capital wasn’t long, because an Italian team, Cagliari Cálcio decided to sign a contract with him. So, after ten games played and 5 goals scored for the Honduran team, he flies to Italy. Many games played in Serie A and B until FC Internazionale contracted him.

Suazo is an extraordinary player, very good physically allowing amazing runs between the opponent defenses. David shots easily, with both feet, to the nets and makes fantastic passes to other companions score. His good vision of the game allows him, to take fast decisions and the creation of new spaces on the “enemy lines”.

Before the Internazionale Football Club (FC Internazionale Milano – Italy) loan to SL Benfica, Suazo represented the following clubs: Club Olimpia Deportivo from 1996 till 1999 and Cagliari Cálcio from season 1999/00 until 2006/07.

To the press Nicolas Suazo, the player’s father told:

“I am very proud of my son. I couldn’t watch the game but I already know he made a great exhibition. To all the fans I ask them to have faith in what Suazo can do for the Benfica’s team.”

“Suazo is enjoying very much being in Portugal. He says that everybody treats him very well and that he likes the place where he lives and the food also.”

“I do believe Benfica will keep the first place and be at the end the Portuguese Champion.”


Stability is required to gain success. Success for the team and that’s, what we also wish for, the Benfica TV channel, that is starting today.

Graecum est, non legitur (Greek to me)

The result of the Uefa Cup game, Olympiacos 5 – 1 Benfica, was a complete desolation for the reds and Greek to me.

The Greek’s first half was fantastic and the final result represented well how terrible it was. The game seemed like a nightmare and the Benfica players and also the Coach took to much time to realize what was going on.

There are not many words to say about this game, but there are many things for sure to learn and correct.

Everybody knows how difficult games are in Greece but, this numbers defeat, represent a horrible way of being in the international competitions.

Greece is very beautiful and a marvellous Greek midfielder can be seen at SLB, his name Katsouranis. Katso played already one hundred games, with the Benfica’s red shirt.

On Monday, the night was cold, Katsouranis was the Captain and the game was going well for SLB against Vitória Futebol Clube (Vitória de Setúbal). Several chances were created but unfortunately failed.

Dauto Faquirá, Vitória de Setúbal coach had the lesson well studied and his team scored firstly. The final of the first half came with the “Sadinos” winning.

On the second part of the game, the goal arrived soon, scored by the Greek Katsouranis. SL Benfica was controlling the game and the second goal appeared naturally scored by Suazo.

The game was ending, Benfica could achieve the top of the Portuguese League, but on the 90Th minute Vitória scored again and the victory ran away.

Concentration is needed and in few games everything done until now can easily be thrown out.

Konstantinos Katsouranis (21/06/1979)

Katsouranis was born in Patras, at 215 Km distance from Athenas Greece in 1979. Here in Patras Katso started playing in Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi when he was seventeen. In 2002 AEK Athens (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos) President convinced the midfielder to sign for the Club. The good performance of the Greek player between 2002 and 2006 made him dream with European Clubs and Benfica emerged by that time.

Lately, the he hasn’t scored many goals. Usually he scores goals responding with his head to balls coming from corner kicks.

Katso is without any doubt one great quality player. The excellent midfielder needs all encouragement in this phase of his career to keep high skills and the best performances.

With a player like Katsouranis motivated Benfica can more easily achieve the objectives proposed.