Coach Nelson Verissimo is returning to Benfica to take over the Incarnations team, the Lisbon club announced this Thursday, which has also nominated Paulo López for the under-23 team and Luis Araujo for the under-19 team.
“The heads of the teams moving to professional football at Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the 2023/24 season will be taken over by three well-known faces from the Benfica formation. young players at the club, as well as a deep knowledge of the context in which they are participating in the new season,” said Benfica.
Verissimo, who managed Estoril Praia until February last season, is returning to the club where he spent most of his coaching career, most notably with the B-team and twice in the first team, replacing Bruno Lage and Jorge Jesus.
Paulo López, on the other hand, is preparing for his first call-up as an under-23 head coach after having other duties, training goalkeepers for the under-23s and the B team, and as an assistant.
As a junior, Luis Araujo is returning to the helm of the level he led from 2019 to 2022, culminating in a championship win in his final season, and in the following 2022/23 season, he took charge of the under-23 team.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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