First thing to remember in our analysis is that we evaluate all the Teams Player Data until 07-10-2025 in search of the Best Performers in the Benfica squad until the moment. In other words, we analyse the Players in a specific Team presenting the Best Performers according to our Performance Algorithm.
After a long season with the participation in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Benfica did not have time to recover or prepare for the following season (also because of the qualifiers for the UCL). Altogether, the start of the season has been slow/difficult.
In terms of the best performers, Otamendi, Trubin and Amar Dedić are highly rated with significant amount of game time. With less minutes played, we can spot Samuel Soares, the Portuguese Keeper that had great performances in the two games played. Obrador and Lukebakio also had a promising start.
On the other hand, some of the new signings are still finding their feet: Sudakov, Ivanović, Barrenechea and Richard Ríos have a lot of room to improve on their performances.
Despite the difficult start, Pavlidis and Aursnes remain solid pieces with good performances!
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Data from FBref.