1977–78 S.L. Benfica season

The 1977–78 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 74th season in existence and the club's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.

Benfica

1977–78 season
President	Ferreira Queimado
Head coach	John Mortimore
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão	2nd
Taça de Portugal	Quarter-finals
European Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Nené (12) All: Nené (21)
Home colours

After John Mortimore secured the third consecutive league title, Benfica strengthened their squad with Humberto Coelho. Still, they lost players like Nelinho, Artur Correia and Carlos Alhinho. In the league, Benfica campaign started with a draw against Sporting on 3 September, but they won all remaining matches in that month. They drew again in October, before racking up seven consecutive wins that propelled them to first place. In Europe, they knocked-out Torpedo Moscow and Boldklubben 1903 in the first two rounds. Domestically, the second half of the season was not so dominant. They allowed themselves to be caught by Porto at the top of the table and were knocked of the Portuguese Cup by Sporting and the European Cup by Liverpool. In the final stages of the Primeira Divisão, Benfica intertwined wins with draws and were overtaken by Porto. The decisive Clássico in May, Porto secured a 1–1 draw after trailing most of the game, putting them on the course to win the league. Two weeks later, an unbeaten Benfica came second to Porto due to a 15 goal-average deficit.

Season summary

Benfica started the new season as three time Champion for the second time in the decade.[1] In the transfer window, Benfica brought back Humberto Coelho and others like Celso Pita.[2][3] Departing players included Nelinho, Artur Correia and Carlos Alhinho.[4][5][6] One of biggest sagas of the transfer window was the return of Rui Jordão to Portugal, which Benfica approached to re-sign, but the player refused and insisted on going to rivals Sporting.[7][8][9] The pre-season began on 1 August, without Humberto and Toni, who were still competing in the United States.[10] The training sessions were mostly spent around Monsanto,[11] and the first preparation game was on 11 August with Portimonense in Estádio do Jamor. Afterwards they travelled to Seville to take part in the Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla, with Sevilla and Vasas.[12][13][14]

A replica of the shirt used in this time period

Benfica started defending their league title on 3 September in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting.[9] They drew 1–1 with Jordão starting for Sporting and Humberto for Benfica.[9] Throughout the month, Benfica won all remaining league matches and finished the month in first place.[15] In the European Cup, they progressed to the second round after beating Torpedo Moscow on penalties, with Bento making an important contribution.[9] In the opening league game of October, Benfica drew in Bessa with Boavista and was caught by Vitória de Guimarães in first, both with 8 points.[16] Four days later, Benfica met Boldklubben 1903 for the second round of the European Cup, beating them with a goal from Pietra.[17] Pietra would also score in Denmark, helping Benfica qualify for the quarter-finals.[17] Meanwhile, domestically, after the draw in Bessa, Benfica won all remaining league matches in 1977, finishing the year in first with 21 points, four more than Sporting and Porto, who still had a game in hand.[18] They resumed their league campaign with the reception to Porto in the Clássico on 15 January.[19] They drew 0–0 and kept Porto at bay, retaining a two-point lead over them.[19] Benfica won the next three matches,[20] one of them a Derby against Sporting with a goal from Vítor Baptista, who subsequently lost an earring, an episode he was best remembered.[21] On 19 February, in a visit to Estádio do Restelo, Benfica drew 0–0 with Belenenses and lost a point to Porto, reducing their lead to a single point.[22]

Benfica began March with a home loss to Liverpool in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Cup.[23] Four days later, they were knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup by Sporting, with a 3–1 loss.[19] It was the third consecutive year that Sporting had eliminated them from the competition.[19] On 12 March, they dropped points in the league again, in another 0–0, now with Varzim.[24] This result put Benfica at risk of being caught in the top of the table by Porto, which had a game in hand.[24] Three days later, Benfica lost 4–1 in Anfield Road and were eliminated of the European Cup. Toni said the result expressed the difference between both teams.[21] Back at domestic competition, Benfica regained their footing and won the following two matches.[25] However, on 8 April, they drew again, at home with Portimonense and fell to second, a point from Porto.[26] They responded with two more wins,[27] before conceding another draw, the eight all season, against Braga.[21] This opened Porto's lead to two points with five matches to go.[28] As they had done before, Benfica reacted and won two more matches,[29] one them in Bonfim, where Bento was sent-off.[21] This allowed them to reduce Porto's lead to a point, after their rivals had slipped.[30] This made the visit to Estádio das Antas on 28 May, a title defining match.[31] On that day, Benfica scored first on the 3rd minute with Porto levelling it on the 83rd minute, thus keeping them at the front.[31] From the match, Toni said "It was the divine providence that saved Porto".[31] In the second-to-last match, Porto drew away and Benfica won, which tied both teams with the same points, although Porto remained leader with a better goal-average.[32] On the final match-day, Benfica won, but so did Porto, which celebrated their first title in 19 years.[33] Despite going unbeaten all season and only conceding 11 goals, they had lost the title by a 15-goal deficit.[29]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Divisão	3 September 1977	11 June 1978	30	21	9	0	56	11	+45	070.00	[34]
Taça de Portugal	13 November 1977	5 March 1978	5	4	0	1	23	5	+18	080.00	[34]
European Cup	14 September 1977	15 March 1978	6	2	2	2	4	6	−2	033.33	[34]
Total			41	27	11	3	83	22	+61	065.85

Primeira Divisão

Main article: 1977–78 Primeira Divisão

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Porto (C)	30	22	7	1	81	21	+60	51	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Benfica	30	21	9	0	56	11	+45	51	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Sporting CP	30	19	4	7	63	30	+33	42	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Braga	30	16	6	8	42	27	+15	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Belenenses	30	14	8	8	25	21	+4	36

Source: RSSSF[35] and footballzz.co.uk[36]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978 Taça de Portugal Final.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	7	3	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sporting v Benfica

3 September 1977 1	Sporting	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
17:00	Fraguito  20'	Report	Chalana  7'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Guilherme Alves

Benfica v Belenenses

10 September 1977 2	Benfica	2–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:00	Vítor Baptista  26' (pen.) Chalana  33'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

18 September 1977 3	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Benfica	Guimarães
18:00		Report	Bastos Lopes  78'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Benfica v Varzim

24 September 1977 4	Benfica	2–1	Varzim	Lisbon
19:00	Pietra  3', 78'	Report	Marques  44'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Lobo

Boavista v Benfica

15 October 1977 5	Boavista	1–1	Benfica	Porto
20:00	Artur Ferreira  74' (pen.)	Report	Chalana  26'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Referee: Castro de Sousa

Benfica v Espinho

23 October 1977 6	Benfica	2–0	Espinho	Lisbon
19:00	José Luís  5' (pen.) Celso  30'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: António Espanhol

Portimonense v Benfica

6 November 1977 7	Portimonense	0–3	Benfica	Portimão
18:00		Report	Chalana  8' Vítor Baptista  11' Pietra  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Rosa Santos

Benfica v Marítimo

20 November 1977 8	Benfica	6–0	Marítimo	Lisbon
18:00	Vítor Baptista  40', 85', 89' Chalana  58' Shéu  61' Cavungi  64'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Inácio de Almeida

Benfica v Académica de Coimbra

27 November 1977 9	Benfica	3–1	Académica de Coimbra	Lisbon
19:00	Vítor Baptista  16' Nené  20', 44'	Report	Freitas  70'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Albino Rodrigues

Braga v Benfica

4 December 1977 10	Braga	0–0	Benfica	Braga
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Referee: Américo Borges

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

11 December 1977 11	Benfica	3–2	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
19:00	Nené  41', 58' Chalana  84' (pen.)	Report	Rachão  2' Jacinto João  89'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Amiguinho

Estoril Praia v Benfica

18 December 1977 12	Estoril Praia	0–3	Benfica	Estoril
19:00		Report	Shéu  10' Cavungi  23' Nené  77'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Américo Borges

Benfica v Porto

15 January 1978 13	Benfica	0–0	Porto	Lisbon
20:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Alder Dante

Feirense v Benfica

22 January 1978 14	Feirense	0–1	Benfica	Santa Maria da Feira
18:30		Report	Nené  13'	Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro Referee: António Espanhol

Benfica v Riopele

28 January 1978 15	Benfica	3–0	Riopele	Lisbon
18:00	Nené  11' Toni  79' Vítor Baptista  89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Marques Pires

Benfica v Sporting

12 February 1978 16	Benfica	1–0	Sporting	Lisbon
19:00	Vítor Baptista  54'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Rosa Santos

Belenenses v Benfica

19 February 1978 17	Belenenses	0–0	Benfica	Lisbon
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Mário Luís

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

26 February 1978 18	Benfica	2–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
19:00	Toni  44' Nené  64'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: César Correia

Varzim v Benfica

12 March 1978 19	Varzim	0–0	Benfica	Póvoa de Varzim
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Benfica v Boavista

19 March 1978 20	Benfica	2–0	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00	Humberto Coelho  84' Celso  89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Albino Rodrigues

Espinho v Benfica

2 April 1978 21	Espinho	1–5	Benfica	Espinho
18:30	Canavarro  52'	Report	Nené  39', 86' Rui Lopes  42' Pietra  44' Humberto Coelho  66'	Stadium: Estádio Comendador Manuel Violas Referee: António Garrido

Benfica v Portimonense

8 April 1978 22	Benfica	1–1	Portimonense	Lisbon
18:00	Chalana  60'	Report	Sapinho  37'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Manuel Vicente

Marítimo v Benfica

16 April 1978 23	Marítimo	0–1	Benfica	Funchal
19:00		Report	Shéu  77'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Referee: Rosa Santos

Académica de Coimbra v Benfica

30 April 1978 24	Académica de Coimbra	0–3	Benfica	Coimbra
18:00		Report	José Luís  60', 68' Nené  74'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra Referee: César Correia

Benfica v Braga

7 May 1978 25	Benfica	0–0	Braga	Lisbon
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: José Luís Tavares

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

14 May 1978 26	Vitória de Setúbal	0–1	Benfica	Setúbal
18:00		Report	Eurico  43'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Santos Luís

Benfica v Estoril Praia

21 May 1978 27	Benfica	2–1	Estoril Praia	Lisbon
19:30	Chalana  10' Shéu  52'	Report	Cepeda  20'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Rosa Santos

Porto v Benfica

28 May 1978 28	Porto	1–1	Benfica	Porto
20:00	Ademir  83'	Report	Simões  3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Referee: Manuel Vicente

Benfica v Feirense

4 June 1978 29	Benfica	2–0	Feirense	Lisbon
18:00	Shéu  38' Jorge Silva  87'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Raúl Nazaré

Riopele v Benfica

11 June 1978 30	Riopele	1–4	Benfica	Braga
18:00	António Luís  33'	Report	Nené  9' Rui Lopes  23', 79' José Luís  76'	Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Referee: Castro e Sousa

Taça de Portugal

Benfica v Chaves

13 November 1977 Second Rd	Benfica	2–0	Chaves	Lisbon
16:00	Pereirinha  47' Pietra  54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Evaristo Faustino

CUF v Benfica

1 December 1977 Third Rd	CUF	0–8	Benfica	Barreiro
16:00		Report	Vítor Baptista  31' Toni  44' Nené  57', 84' Bastos Lopes  63' Pietra  65', 70' (pen.) Mário Wilson  87'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva Referee: Alder Dante

Benfica v Belenenses

8 January 1978 Fourth Rd	Benfica	5–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
16:00	Nené  10' Shéu  25' Vítor Baptista  44' Cavungi  70', 89'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: José Luís Tavares

Benfica v SC Régua

5 February 1978 Fifth Rd	Benfica	7–2	SC Régua	Lisbon
16:00	Nené  8', 28', 39', 46' Vítor Baptista  18', 33' Humberto Coelho  48'	Report	Albino  31', 69'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Francisco Lobo

Sporting v Benfica

5 March 1978 Quarter-final	Sporting	3–1	Benfica	Lisbon
16:00	Manuel Fernandes  13', 35' Keita  55'	Report	Humberto Coelho  81'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Referee: Porém Luís

European Cup

Main article: 1977–78 European Cup

First Round

Benfica v Torpedo Moscow

14 September 1977 First leg	Benfica	0–0	Torpedo Moscow	Lisbon
21:30		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wurtz

Torpedo Moscow v Benfica

29 September 1977 Second Leg	Torpedo Moscow	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Benfica	Moscow
19:30		Report		Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson
	Penalties
	Yurin Nikonov Belenkov		Pietra José Luís Chalana Bento

Second Round

Benfica v Boldklubben 1903

19 October 1977 First leg	Benfica	1–0	Boldklubben 1903	Lisbon
21:30	Pietra  47' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: John Carpenter

Boldklubben 1903 v Benfica

2 November 1977 Second Leg	Boldklubben 1903	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Benfica	Copenhagen
19:00		Report	Pietra  49'	Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Michal Jursa

Quarter-finals

Benfica v Liverpool

1 March 1978 First leg	Benfica	1–2	Liverpool	Lisbon
21:30	Nené  13'	Report	Case  36' Hughes  71'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Frans Derks

Liverpool v Benfica

15 March 1978 Second Leg	Liverpool	4–1 (6–2 agg.)	Benfica	Liverpool
19:30	Callaghan  6' Dalglish  17' McDermott  78' Neal  88'	Report	Nené  25'	Stadium: Anfield Road Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Georges Konrath

Friendlies

Benfica v Portimonense

11 August 1977[12]	Benfica	4–3	Portimonense	Lisbon
	Nené Chalana Cavungi		Valter Sardinheira	Stadium: Estádio Nacional

Sevilla v Benfica

23 August 1977[13] Trofeo de Sevilla	Sevilla	3–0	Benfica	Seville
	Humberto Coelho  (o.g.) Jaén  (pen.) Biri Biri			Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 60,000

Vasas v Benfica

25 August 1977[14] Trofeo de Sevilla	Vasas	2–1	Benfica	Seville
	Béla Várady Pietra  (o.g.)		Vítor Baptista	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín

Belenenses v Benfica

21 December 1977[37] Taça de Honra	Belenenses	0–1	Benfica	Lisbon
			Celso Pita  87'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Alfredo Pereira

Benfica v Sporting

28 December 1977[38] Taça de Honra	Benfica	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Sporting	Lisbon
	Celso Pita		Augusto Inácio  17'	Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Francisco Costa
	Penalties
	Vítor Baptista Mário Wilson Humberto Coelho Manuel Bento Cavungi Toni Eurico Pereirinha		Murça Manuel Fernandes Rui Jordão Manaca Francisco Barão Ailton Ballesteros Artur Rui Cerdeira

Saudi Arabia B v Benfica

30 January 1978[39]	Saudi Arabia B	3–2	Benfica	Riyadh
			Diamantino Celso Pita

Saudi Arabia v Benfica

31 January 1978[40]

Saudi Arabia

1–0

Benfica

Riyadh

Al-Nassr v Benfica

1 February 1978[41]	Al-Nassr	0–2	Benfica	Riyadh
			Rui Lopes

Académico de Viseu v Benfica

23 April 1978[42]	Académico de Viseu	0–7	Benfica	Viseu
			Celso Pita Shéu Toni José Luís Chalana	Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo

Beira-Mar v Benfica

31 May 1978[43]	Beira-Mar	0–0	Benfica	Aveiro
				Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte

Chaves v Benfica

14 June 1978[44]	Chaves	1–0	Benfica	Chaves
	António Bastos Lopes  22' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves

Black Gold v Benfica

23 June 1978[45]	Black Gold	1–3	Benfica	Edmonton
			Nené Chalana

Toronto Panhellenic v Benfica

25 June 1978[46]	Toronto Panhellenic	0–7	Benfica	Toronto
			Chalana Rui Lopes Humberto Jorge Silva Nené Celso Pito	Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte

Montreal Castors v Benfica

28 June 1978[47]	Montreal Castors	0–1	Benfica	Montreal
			Humberto  47'	Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Rui Silva (assistant manager).[48]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1977-78 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Divisão		Taça de Portugal		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Manuel Bento	38	0	27	0	5	0	6	0
1^‡	GK		António Fidalgo	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF		Minervino Pietra	32	9	23	4	3	3	6	2
2	DF		Alberto Fonseca	40	0	29	0	5	0	6	0
3^‡	DF		Humberto Coelho	39	4	29	2	4	2	6	0
4	DF		Eurico Gomes	41	1	30	1	5	0	6	0
4	DF		Joaquim Pereirinha	20	1	14	0	4	1	2	0
5	DF		António Bastos Lopes	40	2	29	1	5	1	6	0
5^‡	MF		Mário Wilson	12	1	7	0	2	1	3	0
5	MF		José Luís	21	4	15	4	1	0	5	0
6	MF		Toni	41	3	30	2	5	1	6	0
7	FW		Nené	36	21	27	12	4	7	5	2
8	MF		Vítor Martins	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW		Vítor Baptista	21	12	15	8	4	4	2	0
9^‡	FW		Rui Lopes	9	3	8	3	0	0	1	0
9	FW		Jorge Silva	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
9^‡	FW		Celso Pita	23	2	18	2	1	0	4	0
10	MF		Fernando Chalana	35	8	28	8	3	0	4	0
11	MF		Shéu	39	6	28	5	5	1	6	0
11	FW		Cavungi	20	4	13	2	5	2	2	0

• Source: [34]

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
14 April 1977	DF	Humberto Coelho	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	[2]
30 June 1977	MF	Diamantino Miranda	Vitória de Setúbal	Undisclosed	[49]
30 June 1977	MF	Mário Wilson	Atlético	Undisclosed	[49]
1 July 1977	FW	Rui Lopes	Vitória de Guimarães	Free	[50]
16 July 1977	FW	Celso Pita	Boavista	Undisclosed	[3]
28 July 1977	GK	António Fidalgo	Braga	Loan return	[51]
4 August 1977	MF	Toni	Las Vegas Quicksilvers	Loan return	[52]

Out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
2 June 1977	MF	Mário Moinhos	Boavista	Free	[53]
1 July 1977	GK	Álvaro Reis	Sesimbra	Free
13 July 1977	MF	Romeu Silva	Vitória de Guimarães	Free	[54]
15 July 1977	DF	Carlos Alhinho	Molenbeek	Loan end	[6]
23 July 1977	DF	Artur Correia	Sporting CP	Free	[5]
5 August 1977	FW	Nelinho	Braga	Free	[4]
10 August 1977	FW	José Domingos	Feirense	Free	[55]
12 August 1977	DF	Messias Timula	Riopele	Free	[56]

Out by loan

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Return date	Ref
1 July 1977	FW	Orlando Fonseca	Riopele	30 June 1978	[57]

See also

• List of unbeaten football club seasons

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7. "Jordão: um angolano no centro da tempestade" [Jordão: An Angolan in the centre of the storm]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19385). 23 June 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
8. Simões 1994, p. 210.
9. Simões 1994, p. 211.
10. "O Benfica treinou" [Benfica practised]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19419). 2 August 1977. p. 13. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
11. "Benfica sob o comando de Mortimore sob a folhagem de Monsanto" [Benfica under Mortimore in the foliage of Monsanto]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19424). 8 August 1977. p. 13. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
12. "Clubes afinam pontaria futebolistica" [Clubs prepare the new season]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19428). 12 August 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
13. "Benfica, nem honra, nem glória" [Benfica, not honour or glory]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19437). 24 August 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
14. "Benfica perde outra vez" [Benfica loses again]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19439). 26 August 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
15. "Benfica já é primeiro" [Benfica already leads]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19465). 26 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
16. "Benfica: único invicto no grande escalão" [Benfica: Only undefeated team in Primeira Divisão]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19482). 17 October 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
17. Simões 1994, p. 212.
18. "Tudo ecónomico menos o Braga" [All economical, except Braga]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19533). 19 December 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
19. Simões 1994, p. 213.
20. Tovar 2012, p. 405.
21. Simões 1994, p. 214.
22. "Lino e Juca, vermelho e amarelo" [Lino and Juca, red and yellow]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19586). 20 February 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
23. "Bye, Bye Benfica". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19595). 2 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
24. "Benfica e Belenenses na arte de marcar grandes penalidades" [Benfica and Belenenes in the art of scoring penalties]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19604). 13 March 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
25. Tovar 2012, p. 405-406.
26. "Porto: o empolgante "sprint"" [Porto: The "inspiring" sprint]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19627). 10 April 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
27. Tovar 2012, p. 406.
28. "Porto cada vez mais á frente" [Porto more and more leader.]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19650). 8 May 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
29. Tovar 2012, p. 408.
30. "Antas, decisivo ou não?" [Antas, decisive or not?]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19662). 22 May 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
31. Simões 1994, p. 216.
32. "Suplício de tântalo" [Tantalum's torture]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19673). 5 June 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
33. Simões 1994, p. 215.
34. Tovar 2012, p. 409.
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38. "Duas expulsões, 31 penalties, uma agressão a Botelho e o Benfica levou a Taça para casa" [2 Ejections, 31 penalties, an assault on Botelho and Benfica won the Cup]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19542). 29 December 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
39. "Benfica perde na Arabia" [Benfica loses in Arabia]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19571). 31 January 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
40. "Benfica: segunda derrota na Arábia" [Benfica: Second defeat in Arabia]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19572). 1 February 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
41. "Benfica vence na Arábia" [Benfica wins in Arabia]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19573). 2 February 1977. p. 20. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
42. "Outro Futebol" [Another football]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19639). 24 April 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
43. "Particular" [Friendly]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19670). 1 June 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
44. "Benfica perde em Chaves" [Benfica loses in Chaves]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19680). 15 June 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
45. "Benfica vence no Canadá" [Benfica wins in Canada]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19688). 26 June 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
46. "Benfica vai ganhando" [Benfica keeps on winning]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19690). 27 June 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
47. "Benfica ganha" [Benfica wins]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19692). 29 June 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
48. "Benfica: plantel ás ordens" [Benfica: squad ready]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19429). 13 August 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
49. "Benfica: soluções e problemas" [Benfica: Solutions and problems]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19391). 30 June 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
50. "Benfica". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19392). 1 July 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
51. "Benfica inicia preparação" [Benfica begins preparation]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19416). 29 July 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
52. "Humberto e Toni perdem e voltam" [Humberto and Toni lose and return]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19421). 4 August 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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55. "Feirense pesca no Sul" [Feirense fishes in the South]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19426). 10 August 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
56. "Messias voltou" [Messias returned]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19428). 12 August 1977. p. 17. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
57. "Benfica fortalece quadro" [Benfica strengthens squad]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (19676). 8 June 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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