4 More Dropped

Benfica has announced that they will be loaning out 4 more players out of the group that has been part of pre-season training.
Andre Carvalhas who was last season's best junior player, and had a realistic chance of making the senior squad, will be going on loan to Rio Ave, coincidentally, Benfica's first opponent of the season.

Also going on loan are Ruben Lima, Romeu Ribeiro and Miguel Rosa, all to Desportivo das Aves. Lima and Ribeiro had already spent the second half of last season at Desportivo das Aves.

Still on the dropping theme, Paulo Jorge, Manú and João Coimbra, were let go by Benfica and have signed with Maritimo. Details are a bit sketchy, but the media claims that these players were involved in a settlement for both Manduca and Makukula, who transferred to Benfica from Maritimo, despite the last one being a Sevilla player.
All 3 had contracts with Benfica, and were on loan last season.


Binya made his return to Benfica yesterday, and was the new face at camp. Binya certainly has his work cut out, as he faces stiff competition for the defensive midfielder position. He will ultimately be fighting for a spot in the squad, and then work from there. Will his work ethic and his longthrows be enough to keep him?

Cardozo, whose daughter was born prematurely, has been authorized to return on July 21st. His orders were to return on the 18th, but he requested to remain in Paraguay to be with his wife and newborn.