SL Benfica returned to “Glorious days”. A brilliant performance from the team orientated by Jorge Jesus allowed that, what seemed to be a difficult game was transformed on, an easy one.
Quim, Shaffer, Luisão (21’), David Luiz, Ruben Amorim, Javi García (16’), Ramires (37’), Pablo Aimar (35’), Ángel Di María, Óscar Cardozo (29’, 65’, 75’) and Javier Saviola. The following players entered on the second half: Fábio Coentrão, César Peixoto and Nuno Gomes (85’).
After the international away defeat, against Poltava, Luz received the men who will for sure be remembered for many years. I say that because many of us still remember the last victory with the exact same final result. It was on the first season of Mister Eriksson as Benfica’s coach. The forward Nené scored 5 goals on that 14th May 1983. On that season, 1982/83, Benfica become the Portuguese Champion. Great players represented SLB, like for instance, Bento, Malta da Silva, Humberto Coelho, Toni, Bastos Lopes, Messias, Rui Rodrigues, Matine, Jaime Graça, Artur Correia, José Henrique, Adolfo, Vitor martins, Eusébio, Nelinho, Jordão, Diamantino Costa, Shéu Han, António Simões and of course Nené.
Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Baptista – Nené (20/11/1949)
Leça da Palmeira located on the North of Portugal watched Nené being born on the year of 1949. With 19 years he began representing SL Benfica on a carear that last almost 20 Years.
It is difficult to talk about one of the most brilliant players, but referring some facts will turn for sure this task easier. The striker Nené took part of the squad who become Portuguese Champion 1973 without a single defeat and with 28 games won. Nené was victorious eleven times on the Portuguese Championship, winning 8 Portuguese Cups and two National Super Cups.
This fabulous striker also took part on the Uefa Cup final 1982-83 against the Belgian team Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht. He was the Portuguese player of the year in 1971.
The great striker Nené had great positional capacity, an excelent sense of oportunity and above all he scored a lot of goals.
Nowadays Nené is the Coordinator of the Benfica’s youth teams.
Yesterday night Benfica went to Canada where they played a friendly against Celtic Football Club and won the CNE Cup. The reds goals were scored by Ruben Pinto, Keirrison and Saviola. The match took place in Toronto where the BMO Field received almost 17000 spectators.
