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Jose Mourinho has officially returned as manager of Benfica following the sack of Bruno Lage, who was sacked after their 3-2 loss to Qarabag this week.
Lage was sacked despite losing just one game across all competitions this season.
Mourinho thus inherits a side that sit sixth in the Primeira Liga, five points adrift of leaders Porto, but with a game in hand.
Mourinho began his managerial career with Benfica in 2000 but took charge of only 10 games and left following a dispute with the club president.
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Benfica have signed as the new manager on a deal that will keep him at the club till the summer of 2027.
“The promise is very clear – I will live for Benfica, for my mission,” said Mourinho.
“I’m not the important thing – Benfica is important.”
‘The special one’ will make a return to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Champions League on 30 September.
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