Calendar and Fixtures in Portugal

The fixtures and contenders of the Guadiana Tournament, to be disputed at the Vila Real Municipal Stadium in Santo António (Portugal), will be as follows:

Thursday, 16 July: Semi-final. Athletic Club-Benfica, 21:15h, Portugal local time
Friday, 17 July: Anderlecht (Belgium)-Sporting Clube Olhanense (Portugal). 21:15, Portugal local time.
Saturday, 18 July: Third and Fourth Place at 19:00h
Final at 21:15h, Portugal local time.

The Portuguese Sport Lisboa and Benfica-Futebol SAD, third in the Liga and champion of the Liga Cup, and who will also dispute the UEFA Europe League, have just reached a “preliminary agreement” to terminate their coach’s, Quique Sanchez Flores, contract. As far as their preparation, their first commitment will be the Guadiana Tournament. The will appear before their members on 21 July before Atlético Madrid, and will play the Amsterdam Tournament on 24 and 26 July, from 31 July to 2 August they will participate in the Ciudad de Guimaraes Tourney, the Eusebio Cup on 8 August before Milan, before dealing with the League and the UEFA Europe League.

The R.S.C. Anderlecht, runner-up of the Belgian First Division behind Standard de Liege, will begin its preseason on Thursday, 18 June, with the medical exams and their first friendly against Knokke on 27 June. The will later play against Eendracht Aals, RFC Tournai and the group coached by Ariel Jacobs will hold a one-week training session in Innsbruck (Austria) where they are scheduled to face St. Petersburg Zenith. The Belgian team will play the third qualifying round of the Champions League on the 28/29 July and 4/5 August.

Olhanense is a club from Olhao (Algarve) that’s returned to First Division after 34 years, although they had already been in the elite for 15 seasons. Their budget was one of lowest of Second Division, 630,000 Euros; the current Manager is former Oporto player Jorge Costa, and their striker the Brazilian Djalmir.