Benfica unbeaten: Schmidt equals Ericsson, Guttmann is still far

Benfica did not lose in 2022/23, now adding, After defeating Desportivo de Chavez 5-0And the 21 matches Without knowing the taste of defeat from the official start, on August 2, against the Danes from Midtjylland.

In the red universe, this result only parallels in the past 40 years with Benfica’s Sven-Goran Eriksson, which in 1982/83 He also built a series of 21 games without losing He started on August 22 with a victory over Sp. Espinho on August 22, 1982 and ended on January 2 of the following year by Sporting at the Eagles’ 22nd official meeting.

Going back in time, Roger Schmidt scored at Benfica close top 5 It was the club’s longest unbeaten streak since its first competitive game of the season.

Better History 1960/1959when, with Bella Guttman, the Reds did not lose in 31 start games. They first fell to No. 32 against Belenenses at the end of May, in the final round of the championship.

Platform closures, ex-aequo, are records 1971/72 and 1977/78 (26 matches) And what is now within the reach of this Benfica team 1964/65with names like Eusébio, Coluna, Simões and José Augusto: this season, the Eagles have been indomitable in the first 24 matches.

In all these past seasons, there is a pattern and a trend: these beginnings were obtained under the leadership of foreign coaches And it’s over mostly With winning the national championship. Roughly! In 1977/78 Benfica finished intriguingly second without losing a match for the championship, a feat unique to this day.