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Welcome to the Portuguese 2015/16 thread.
Here are the trophies of our top 3 teams.
S.L. Benfica: 75 titles
2 Champions leagues
34 Championships
25 Portuguese cups
6 League cups
5 Supercups
3 Portuguese championships
F.C. Porto: 74 titles
2 Intercontinental Cups
2 Champions leagues
1 Europa League
1 Uefa Cup
1 European Supercup
27 Championships
16 Portuguese cups
20 Supercups
4 Portuguese championships
Sporting C.P. : 46 titles
1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
18 Championships
16 Portuguese cups
7 Supercups
4 Portuguese championships
Main Transfers:
Porto:
In: Imbula, Maxi Pereira, Casillas, Danilo Pereira
Out: Danilo, Alex Sandro, Jackson Martinez
Benfica:
In: Taarabat, Mitroglou, Jimenez
Out: Lima, Maxi Pereira, Jorge Jesus (coach)
Sporting:
In: Téo Gutierrez, Bryan Ruiz, João Pereira, Aquilani, Jorge Jesus (coach)
Out: Marco Silva (coach)
Major players and players to watch:
Porto:
Major players: Brahimi, Marcano, Maicon
Players to watch: Rúben Neves, Danilo Pereira, Corona, André André
Benfica:
Major players: Jonas, Salvio, Gaitan
Players to watch: Talisca, Mitroglou, Nélson Semedo
Sporting:
Major players: Rui Patrício, William Carvalho, Slimani
Players to watch: João Mário, Teo Gutierrez, Bryan Ruiz
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Finally got a bit time to start the new season thread.
A lot of things happened during the pre season, Sporting sacked their main coach Marco Silva and shockingly signed Jorge Jesus from Benfica who failed to renew his contract, allegadly Sporting is spending 6M anually with him which is absolutely insane.
Porto also bought Maxi from Benfica for free, one of their symbols, for me it was just a way to mess with a rival, I don´t think he´s that great, specially after being 30. Porto also signed Casillas which was a huge surprise to anyone, not that excited about the transfer as well.
Porto, as always saw a lot of important players leave, from the 1st 11 it was: Fabiano, Alex Sandro, Danilo, Casemiro, Óliver Torres and Jackson. Quaresma also left apparently due to not being an option for the new season.
Sporting made a huge investment for this season, signing a new coach, not selling any major players such as Patrício or William, and signing 4 players for the 1st team, being left out of the champions league if they failed to deliver a good season they will be in trouble. So far they won the supercup against Benfica which was a really big deal and a good boost to start the season.
Benfica is fighting for the 3rd league in a row, without any significant moves in the transfer market, in or out, they are always a top contender, the new coach Vitória did a great coach in Guimarães and is considered to be a certain coich for the availuable portuguese coaches.
I´ll update the thread every once in a while when something relevant happens or to answer questions.
So far here is the current league: