Benfica’s win over Fenerbahçe matches Sporting’s 110-year-old record | OneFootball

After Benfica’s 1-0 victory over Fenerbahçe, which secured the Luz club’s place in the Champions League group stage, Bruno Lage’s team matched a 110-year-old record that, until now, belonged solely to Sporting. Thus, the Eagles join their Lisbon rivals on the list of the only Portuguese teams not to concede a goal in the first seven games of the season.

It should be remembered that Bruno Lage had already entered Benfica’s history books after the win against Tondela without conceding, becoming the first Eagles coach ever to start a season with six official matches without allowing a single goal. The Portuguese coach was able to extend his own record in the match on August 27.

If we only count streaks of games without conceding a goal, disregarding the start of the season, the coach of the Luz club joins Lajos Baroti, Jorge Jesus, and Rui Vitória, all of whom achieved the milestone of seven consecutive matches without conceding during their tenures at Benfica.

If Benfica’s goal remains untouched in the next two games, Bruno Lage could reach Toni’s milestone, who, in the 1988/1989 season, managed a run of nine consecutive matches without conceding a single goal to opposing teams.

However, the Portuguese coach will have to wait a few more weeks if he wants to break the record of all records, held by John Mortimore. It was in the 1985/1986 season that the British coach achieved the incredible feat of 11 consecutive matches without conceding a single goal.

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