Mourinho Returns to Portugal
By: Greg | June 30th, 2008
Well, kinda. Inter Milan and Benfica have announced today that they will be squaring off in a preseason match that will be the inaugural Eusebio Cup encounter.
In the future, they hope to make the tournament a four team affair. Whether or not Porto participate in later iterations will be determined based on their disciplinary repercussions in light of the Golden Whistle scandal.
Congratulations to Benfica for creating something they may have a shot at winning, but knowing Mourinho he’ll probably be taking this token tournament just as seriously as the Champions League final. If it doesn’t work out for Benfica, they can always keep making shit up and just play lesser teams so they have a better shot of winning some sort of silverware.
All joking about Benfica aside, I’m really impressed with the work Rui Costa is doing behind the scenes. A lot of people thought it would be more of a figurehead type of position, but he’s grabbing the proverbial bull by the horns and is taking loads of pride and class to try and bring Benfica back into major prominence in the years to come. While one may not be a Benfica supporter, it is hard to argue against having at least the Big Three of Portugal competing on the highest of levels on the largest of stages.
Category: Super Liga
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