Chalana, forever in our hearts

June 18, 2025 is marked by a birthday in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's professional football squad. Happy birthday, Tiago Gouveia. The forward turns 24 years old. 

June 12, 2025, is marked by a birthday celebration in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica professional football squad. Happy birthday, Manu. The midfielder turns 24.

May 16, 2025, will be marked by a birthday in Sport Lisboa e Benfica's professional football squad. Congratulations, Tomás Araújo. The defender turns 23.

This Tuesday, February 25, marks 11 years since the death of one of the most iconic captains in the history of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. On a day marked by immense longing, we remember Mário Coluna, the eternal leader who became a two-time European champion with an eagle on his chest, an emblem for which he also won 10 National Championships and 6 Portuguese Cups. A Sacred Monster... Unforgettable, Mr. Coluna!

José Augusto opened the scoring, António Simões made it solid with the fourth goal and Pérides helped fill the pitch in SL Benfica's biggest ever win against Real Madrid, 5-1 - which was also the meringues' first ever defeat in the European Cup. On February 24, 1965, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition that would evolve into the Champions League, the Estádio da Luz hosted an iconic European night for the Glorioso. The three legends, 60 years later, listened to Emissora Nacional's commentary of the game and relived the magical moments in their own detail. 

This Wednesday marks the 77th anniversary of the birth of Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the mythical coaches of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's centenary history.  An outstanding professional, he managed the Glorioso for five seasons (1982/83 and 1983/84, and 1989/90 to 1991/92) and revolutionized Portuguese football - leaving a legacy of innovation and titles. This February 5 is a day marked by eternal nostalgia for the man who passed away on August, 26, 2024.