Benfica will face in the Algarve Trophy, on July 20 and 21, the Saudis of Al Nassr, of the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldoand the Spaniards of Celtic from Vigosaid the national champion on Thursday.
“The first match of the tournament, inserted in the 2023/24 pre-season, will take place on July 20 at 8:30 p.m. against Saudi Al Nassr, at Estádio Algarve. On July 21, at the same place and time, Roger Schmidt’s allegations stand. against the Spaniards of Celta de Vigo,” said the Lisbon club.
Benfica had already announced that pre-season work will begin next Wednesday, with the usual medical and physical tests, and that the team will return to England’s St. George’s Park this year for a training period between July 9 and 15.
The first warm-up game will take place on British soil on July 12, in a friendly against relegated Southampton (3pm), behind closed doors.
After the training camp in England, the national champions will travel to Switzerland, where they will face Basel on July 16, at St. Jakob Park, at 4:00 PM local time (3:00 PM in Lisbon).
After the Algarve Trophy, Benfica will play the Dutch champions Feyenoord on July 30 at 4:00 PM local time (3:00 PM Lisbon) at Estádio De Kuip in Rotterdam and then play the Eusébio Cup, with a date and opponent to be determined.
The Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup marks the start of the season, on August 8 or 9, with Benfica taking on FC Porto, winner of the Portuguese Cup in 2022/23.
Source: DN
