Benfica and Porto will play together for the crown of the super champion on the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, according to the Portuguese Federation of Football announcement.
The match will take place at 20:45 local time, on 9 August. The reason for this date is due to the International Youth Days, from 1-6 August. Both coaches and the two teams will be prepared to play in high temperatures. Teams are doing the preparation phase as Porto plays Wolverhampton and Benfica waits Burnley and Feyenoord.
The last thing is the form of two squads as both coaches will try to find the best in their players and show the best eleven on the pitch.
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Benfica has played excellently in these pre-season games, winning with Southampton, Basel, Al Nassr, and Celta de Vigo.
They count eight new players that bring to the squad, quality and belief. Their biggest signing is Angel Di Maria from Juventus. He together with Tiago Gouveia will be the new winger that will lead the squad in new tactics and give more alternatives to Roger Schmidt.
Benfica’s last four friendlies
Wednesday, 12 July 2023 | Benfica 2-0 Southampton |
Sunday, 16 July 2023 | Basel 1-3 Benfica |
Thursday, 20 July 2023 | Al Nassr 1-4 Benfica |
Friday, 21 July 2023 | Benfica 2-0 Celta de Vigo |
Meanwhile, Porto has played at a high level also. It is not a coincidence that both clubs have made outstanding progress in the last matches. Porto have signed Fran Navarro the attacker of Gil Vincente that will make an excellent double with Taremi, in the attack.
For the moment the coach is happy with the squad, as he needs more alternatives for the new season. Porto is a team that competes in the UEFA Champions League and will try to do their best to go in the final.
Both teams will compete again for the title as they need more energy to show that can compete in the highest levels. Benfica seems to be one step ahead with the signings in this transfer window, but nothing is closed. The semi-final will be the real test for the two squads to see the level of football. Coaches will decide on the next transfers in this window.