Good morning! The derby between Benfica and Sporting is the dominant theme this weekend, as reflected in the headlines of newspapers available this Saturday. Record reads: “Benfica-Sporting. Write your own history,” while A Bola refers to the game as the “Derby of derbies.”
“Derby of the century decides the champion. Portuguese believe more in Benfica’s victory,” is one of the highlights from Correio da Manhã, which also reports on a case in Vila Franca de Xira where a “Mother silences sexual abuse of her daughter by her partner.”
Also dominating the news is the choice of the new Pope. Público writes that “Leo XIV will need to secure US support without yielding to Trump,” but also highlights that “more than 138,000 people excessively use SNS emergency services.”
Jornal de Notícias highlights that “diesel is now cheaper than charging electric cars on the public network” and presents a poll revealing that the “number of undecided voters hits a minimum.”
Below are the main highlights from the national press, including sports:
**Público:**
– “More than 138,000 people excessively use SNS emergency services”
– “Challenges for the new Pope. Leo XIV will need to secure US support without yielding to Trump”
– “Housing. AD and PS repeat failed recipes to lower house prices”
– “Immigration. Delays in renewals leave immigrants ‘desperate'”
– “Benfica-Sporting. The game of the year has light on for the champion”
– “Travels. In Slovenia, from the mountains to the sea, nature in its raw state”
– “Catholic poll. AD remains ahead, but sees PS approaching. Chega’s lists violate gender parity law”
**Jornal de Notícias:**
– “Diesel is now cheaper than charging electric cars on the public network”
– “Benfica-Sporting. Assault on the pot of gold. Pavlidis and Gyokeres are the weapons of the classic. Title match worth millions”
– “Espinho. Loss of blue flags threatens tourism”
– “Fátima. Americans flock to the May pilgrimage”
– “Pope Leo XIV. ‘A church that illuminates the dark nights of this World'”
– “Pitagórica poll for JN/TSF and TVI/CNN. Legislative elections. Number of undecided voters hits minimum”
– “Immigration. ‘The end of SEF was a catastrophe,’ says an AIMA official”
– “Attack. Ten episodes of a guerrilla war between clubs that has lasted a hundred years”
– “The women who support the stars off the field”
**Correio da Manhã:**
– “Leo XIV beats Italian in the fourth vote. Know the backstage of the Pope’s election”
– “Derby of the century decides the champion. Portuguese believe more in Benfica’s victory”
– “Vila Franca de Xira. Mother silences sexual abuse of her partner against the daughter”
– “In the first months of the year: EDP’s profits rise to 4.7 million euros per day”
– “Ana Lúcia Matos’s husband sentenced. 7 and a half years of imprisonment”
– “Schools. Teachers strike during 4th and 6th-grade exams”
– “Alongside Xi. Putin shows military strength”
– “Setúbal. Thief attacks banker’s face with acid”
– “FC Porto. Dragon pays Mexicans for Anselmi”
– “Arsenal offers 75 million to get Gyokeres”
**O Jogo:**
– “Benfica-Sporting. The game of glory”
– “Bruno Lage. ‘Our fans’ support is very important for the outcome'”
– “Rui Borges. ‘The draw forces us to win the last game and we want to win it'”
– “Unmissable classic: eagles and lions with a party prepared at Marquês”
– “Martín Anselmi cost 3.1 million euros. End of the dispute with Cruz Azul”
**A Bola:**
– “Derby of derbies. Benfica-Sporting”
– “‘We have the opportunity to discuss the title, and I am convinced that the support of the fans is decisive for the outcome’ – Bruno Lage”
– “‘We want to win against a good team that also wants to be champion. It is the game of the century’ – Rui Borges”
**Record:**
– “Benfica-Sporting. Write your own history”
