#MarchMadness 5 Portuguese #Basketball players Clara Silva TCU center, Ruben Prey St John's, Ana Pinheiro Idaho Vandals, Filipa Barros CBU California Baptist and Ines Bettencourt Gonzaga University

 

TCU women 84-UC San Diego 40 Portuguese Center Clara Silva 13 pts , TCU women are 30-5 for the season 

Today there are five Portuguese players in action in March Madness Good luck

#BenficaBasketball making history 99 years #Basquetebol 31 National Championships 23 Portuguese Cup

 

On March 20, 1927, the men's basketball section of Sport Lisboa e Benfica was born, remaining active uninterruptedly until the present day.

Currently, it is the club's most titled men's indoor section, adding up the following achievements: 31 National Championships 23 Portuguese Cups 16 Super Cups 6 League Cups/7 Hugo dos Santos Cups 7 Metropolitan Championships 4 António Pratas Trophies 1 Luso-Angolan Super Cup

#Portugal roster for games vs #Mexico March 29 and #USMNT March 31st

Portugal Left out Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva, Palhinha

The National Team plays against Mexico at the Azteca Banorte Stadium on March 28th at 7:00 PM local time (2:00 AM on March 29th in mainland Portugal, as daylight saving time begins at the start of the game) and against the United States on March 31st in Atlanta, starting at 7:07 PM local time (00:07 AM Portuguese time), at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Guarda-redes - Diogo Costa (FC Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Silva (Sporting CP)

Defesas - Matheus Nunes (Manchester City), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (FC Barcelona), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), António Silva (SL Benfica) e Tomás Araújo (SL Benfica);

Médios - Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), Samú Costa (Mallorca), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), João Neves (PSG), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) e Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto);

Avançados - Ricardo Horta (SC Braga),  Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), João Félix (Al Nassr), Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Rafael Leão (AC Milan), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) e Gonçalo Ramos (PSG).

#Portugal U 21 roster for games vs #Azerbaijan March 27 and #Scotland March 31st #Benfica players Banjaqui, Rodrigo Rego, Goncalo Moreira and Andre Gomes on loan to Alverca

Eis a lista completa: 

The Portuguese national team will face Azerbaijan on March 27th at the Neftchi Arena in Baku, at 3 PM local time (11 AM in mainland Portugal). Four days later, they will host Scotland at the António Coimbra da Mota Stadium in Cascais, at 7:30 PM.

Guarda-redes: André Gomes (FC Alverca), Gonçalo Ribeiro (FC Porto) e João Carvalho (SC Braga);

Defesas: Daniel Banjaqui (SL Benfica), Diogo Monteiro (FC Arouca), Gabriel Brás (FC Porto), João Muniz (Sporting CP), Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC), Rodrigo Rêgo (SL Benfica), Tiago Gabriel (US Lecce Spa) e Tiago Parente (FC Felgueiras);

Médios: Diego Rodrigues (SC Braga), Diogo Sousa (Vitória SC), Gonçalo Moreira (SL Benfica), Gustavo Sá (FC Famalicão), João Simões (Sporting CP) e Mathias de Amorim (FC Famalicão);

Avançados: Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge KV), Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Noah Saviolo (Vitória SC), Rodrigo Ribeiro (FC Augsburg), Roger Fernandes (Al Ittihad) e Youssef Chermiti (Rangers FC);

#Portugal U 20 roster for games vs #Switzerland March 27, #RCzech Mar 30 3 Benfica players plus on loan Gustavo Varela

During this preparation period, the Portuguese national team will face Switzerland on March 27th in Aveiro, and the Czech team three days later in Zlín, Czech Republic.

National Coach Oceano Cruz has called up 22 players for this competitive period.

ACADÉMICO VISEU FC: Gustavo Costa
FC PORTO: Dinis Rodrigues e Gonçalo Sousa
FC AROUCA: José Silva
FC VIZELA: José Sampaio
GIL VICENTE FC: Gustavo Varela
HAMBURGER SV: Fábio Baldé
MOREIRENSE: Afonso Assis
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS: Mathys De Carvalho
STRASBOURG: Rafael Luís
SANTA CLARA: João Afonso
SC BRAGA: Jonatas Noro
SL BENFICA: Martim Ferreira, Tiago Freitas e Tiago Parente
SPORTING CP: Francisco Silva, Manuel Mendonça, Mauro Couto, Miguel Alves e Rafael Nel
VITÓRIA SC: Miguel Nogueira
WATFORD FC: Vivaldo Semedo

#Portugal U 17 Euro qualify vs #Italy March 25th, Romenia March 28 and #Iceland March 31st 7 #Benfica players

 

The Portuguese national team will train at the City of Football until next Friday, followed by a trip to Italy where they will face their Italian counterparts (March 25), Romania (March 28) and Iceland (March 31). The final phase of the European Championship takes place in Estonia next May. To secure a place in this competition, the Portuguese team needs to finish first in their group

Eis a lista de convocados:

Calavera CF: Kilian Ferreira;
Chelsea FC: Isaac Silva;
CS Marítimo: Nélio Batista;
F.C. Paços Ferreira: Vladimir Silva;
F.C. Porto: Gustavo Guerra e Rodrigo Gonçalves;
SC Braga: André Marques e Rodrigo Silva;
SL Benfica: Afonso Ferreirinha, Filippo Gaidão, Hugo Gomes, Ricardo Batista, Rúben Correia, Tiago Rodrigues e Tomás Ferreira;
Sporting CP: Duarte Tomas, Estefanio Domingos, Francisco Cabeçana e Sandro Ferreira;
Vitória SC: João Silva

#MontaiguTournament U16, 6 #Benfica players called to the U 16 #Portugal national team vs #Mexico #Japan and #Peru

 

Six players from Sport Lisboa e Benfica's youth academy are part of the squad called up for the Under-16 National Team that will compete in the Montaigu Tournament in France.

Benjamim Semedo, Gonçalo Silva, Guilherme Castro, Martim Gomes, Simão Lopes and Tomás Pedrosa are part of a group that will begin training at the Cidade do Futebol (City of Football) between March 27 and 29.

Subsequently, the Portuguese team has matches against Mexico (March 31, in Fontenay Le Comte), Japan (April 2, in Pouzauges) and Peru (April 4, in Pouzauges). The final match of the competition is scheduled for the 6th against an opponent that will be determined based on the classification in Group 2 of the tournament.

#LisbonInternationalTournament U 18, 4 #Benfica players called up to the #Portugal national team vs #Morocco #Iceland and #USMNT

Four Benfica players have been called up to the Under-18 National Team for participation in the Lisbon International Tournament.

Gil Neves, Isaac Ferreira, Mauro Furtado and Stevan Manuel are the four Benfica players selected for this competitive event.

The Portuguese team will face Morocco on Wednesday, March 25th, at 6 PM, at the National Stadium. Then, 3 days later (28th), comes the match against Iceland, at 2 PM, at the City of Football. At the same venue, on the 31st, Portugal faces the United States of America, at 2 PM.

#MadeinBenfica 7 #Benfica U 19 called to the Portugal games vs #Poland #Serbia #England only one nation to moved on

 Benfica is the club with the most representatives in the Under-19 National Team squad for the Elite Round of qualification for the European Championship. In Group 2, Portugal faces Poland, Serbia and England.

Anísio Cabral, Diogo Ferreira, Duarte Soares, José Neto, Miguel Figueiredo, Rafael Quintas and Rui Silva are the 7 Benfica players called up for the National Team.

The Portuguese team begins the decisive qualification against Poland on Wednesday, March 25, at the Amélia Morais Stadium in Braga. Three days later (28), they will face Serbia at the Municipal Stadium in Famalicão. Finally, on the 31st, Portugal plays against England, again at the Amélia Morais Stadium. All matches are scheduled for 4 pm.

Only the group winner qualifies for the final phase of the European Championship.

#MadeinBenfica #Benfica renew the contracts of Luis Lourenco 14 yrs, Eduardo Fernandes 18 yrs old and Simao Lopes 16 yrs old

 

Lourenço Luís signs training contract

The 14-year-old goalkeeper has represented Sport Lisboa e Benfica for 6 seasons.

Eduardo Nunes Fernandes, an 18-year-old winger (born 03/24/2007), has renewed his contract with Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Signed in 2018/19 from Vitória SC, the athlete is in his 8th season with Benfica

In the current season (2025/26), he is integrated into Team B and has played 16 games divided between Liga 2 (7), Liga Revelação (3), Premier League International Cup (1) and UEFA Youth League (5), a competition in which he scored 5 goals.

Simão Amorim Lopes, a 16-year-old midfielder (02/01/2010), has signed a professional contract with Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

As a first-year Under-16 player, Simão Lopes is in his 9th season playing for the Club. He arrived at Benfica in 2017/18 from AD Chafé

In the 2024/25 season, he became the national champion in the Under-15 category, contributing with a record of 32 games and 12 goals