X-Ray Paços de Ferreira Opponent Benfica Liga NOS

After winning the International Champions Cup and the Super Cup, it is all set for the kick-off of the Liga NOS. Benfica sets off on a long journey where the goal is clear: to defend the title won in 2018/19. The first opponent is Paços de Ferreira and the encounter is scheduled for August 10, at 9:30 pm, at Estádio da Luz.

The first opponent of the 2019/20 Liga NOS

Paços de Ferreira is back in the Portuguese top flight and the players, now coached by Filipe Rocha, known as Filó in the world of football, had a different preseason from the one that was carried out by Bruno Lage's squad.

Paços de Ferreira played eight matches, won three, drew four and lost one.

Matchweek 1 of the championship will take place with the transfer window underway (the market closes on August 31), and Paços de Ferreira has already signed several players for this return to the 1^stDivision. One of those players is Bernardo Martins, the 21-year-old player represented Benfica B last season.

Transfer market: Arrivals

PLAYER	ORIGIN
Bernardo Martins	Benfica B
André Micael	Gaz Metan
Rafael Gladiador	Cabofriense
Oleg Reabciuk	FC Porto B
Yago César	Atlético Paranaense
Hélder Ferreira	V. Guimarães B
Simão Bertelli	Operário
João Nóbrega	Sampdoria (Under-19)
Rafael Gava	S.E.R. Caxias do Sul
Maracás	Sampaio Corrêa
Getulio	Tombense
Jorge Silva	Leixões
Diogo Almeida	Paços de Ferreira (Under-19)
André Silva	Paços de Ferreira (Under-19)
Simão Rocha	Paços de Ferreira (Under-19)
Abbas Ibrahim	Paços de Ferreira B
Diego Medeiros	(return from loan spell)
Francisco Afonso	(return from loan spell)
Pedro Marques	(return from loan spell)
Vasco Rocha	(return from loan spell)
Raúl Almeida	(return from loan spell)
Héctor Quiñónes	(return from loan spell)
Lucas Cunha	(return from loan spell)

Transfer market:departures

PLAYER	DESTINY
Júnior Pius	Antwerp
Lucas Cunha	Casa Pia
Christian	CD Feirense
Pedro Marques	Felgueiras
Paulo Henrique	Penafiel
Wagner	GD Chaves
Rui Correia	CD Nacional
Gonçalo Gregório	SC Braga B
Francisco Afonso	Mafra
Sodiq Fatai	CD Chaves
Nininho	(free player)
Marcos Valente	(end of loan spell)
Carlos Henriques	(end of loan spell)
Elves Baldé	(end of loan spell)
Bruno Leite	(end of loan spell)
Rafael Barbosa	(end of loan spell)