The Azerbaijani team was allowed to chase the second and third at home in the Champions League! Benfica official: coach Rag was dismissed!

September 16th news Benfica official news, team coach Bruno Lager was dismissed! Benfica was reversed by Azerbaijani team Karabakh in the first round of the Champions League today by two and three.

Benfica official announcement:

Benfica Football Club announced that it has reached an agreement with head coach Bruno Lag, and the dismissal will take effect immediately. In the first round of the Champions League stage, Benfica was reversed by Azerbaijani team Karabakh 2-3 at home. Benfica led 2 goals in the first 16 minutes of this game, but was eventually reversed by Karabach scored 3 goals in a row.

After the game, Benfica Chairman Rui Costa was interviewed by reporters and confirmed the news that Benfica coach Bruno Lager was dismissed.

Rui Costa said: "Today we reached an agreement with Bruno Lager and he will no longer be the head coach of Benfica. Thanks for everything he did for the club, but we think it's time to make a change. Regarding the next head coach, we expect the new coach to make a home appearance in Villadas Aves next Saturday."

Bruno Lager took over Benfica for the second time in 2024, and currently leads the team with 46 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses.