Good morning! The week starts with Benfica elections still prominent on the front pages of national newspapers. However, there are many more topics to catch up on…
The Correio da Manhã begins the week with a cover dedicated to a brutal crime in Alverca: “Murdered on the day of visit to daughters”, it reads. The Jornal de Notícias highlights a crime involving fraud: “Accountant was the mastermind of a scheme that defrauded banks of 17 million euros.”
The Público reports that “Young Portuguese drink less but gamble more than Europeans”.
In the business sector, the Jornal de Negócios reports that “Navigator stops factory due to lack of wood”.
In sports, attention is on Sporting’s victory against Tondela, as well as the results of the Benfica elections.
“Lion massacre. Total dominance, great goals and much waste”, writes Record, while A Bola chose the headline: “Rui Costa everywhere”, for its cover.
Check out the full covers in the gallery above or the complete list of titles below:
Público
– “House prices rise more in areas with greater construction increase”
– “Report. Young Portuguese drink less but gamble more than Europeans”
– “Justice. Councils with access to registry of people dealing with children”
– “Benfica. Rui Costa won, but Noronha Lopes escaped a knockout”
– “ASEAN Summit. Trump shows what he went to Asia for: a handful of agreements”
– “Paris. French police make arrest related to robbery at the Louvre Museum”
– “Ethics Committee. Galp refuses to provide information about the evaluation of the ex-president’s conduct to workers”
Correio da Manhã
– “Brutal crime in Alverca. Murdered on the day of visit to daughters”
– “Killed by the wife’s lover in the garage”
– “Benfica elections. Final duel on November 8”
– “42.13% Rui Costa. 30.26% Noronha Lopes”
– “‘Proud and happy for the vote of confidence’ [Rui Costa]”
– “‘60% do not identify with the club’s direction [Noronha Lopes]”
– “Tondela 0 Sporting 3. Sporting catches FC Porto at the top”
– “Porto. DNA under victim’s nails implicates murderer”
– “Peniche. Abuses stepdaughter and rapes friend”
– “Alarm with call and message frauds”
– “June Lockhart 1925-2025. ‘Lassie’ actress dies at 100”
Diário de Notícias
– “Government wants to spend 12 million beyond the actual expenditure listed in the budget”
– “Benfica elections. Rui Costa and Noronha Lopes head to second round in November”
– “José Ribau Esteves. ‘I am not among those who think Chega had a bad municipal result'”
– “Health. Obesity affects almost 30% of adults in Portugal. Associations want to eliminate the fear of seeking help”
– “Trade war. US and China reach preliminary agreement before the Trump-Xi meeting”
– “Anniversary. Lula reaches 80 years without naming a successor”
– “BE. João Soeiro and José Manuel Pureza are preferred to succeed Mortágua”
Jornal de Notícias
– “Accountant was mastermind of scheme that defrauded banks of 17 million”
– “Rui Costa wins but does not avoid second round. Rui Costa: 42.1%. Noronha Lopes: 30.2%”
– “Tondela 0-3 Sporting. Lions return to victories and press dragons at the top”
– “FC Porto. Farioli on the attack: ‘We won 92% of the games'”
– “League in Minho. Braga defeats Casa Pia and Famalicão defeats Vitória”
– “Porto. University celebration drew thousands of students”
– “Interview. ‘It is unacceptable to investigate Ivo Rosa for two years’. Nuno Matos, president of the Judges Union Association”
– “Budget. Investment cut to ‘silence’ protests”
– “Halloween. Horror films in the street and parties for all budgets”
Negócios
– “Navigator stops factory due to lack of wood”
– “Capital Conversation. Pedro Portugal Gaspar. Trend of 50% reduction in immigrants is expected to continue. AIMA president says around 20 companies joined the ‘fast lane'”
– “Private investor. ‘Private equity’ gains ground over the stock market. What risks does this market have?”
– “Raw materials. After meteoric rises, cocoa price is in crisis”
– “Energy. Minister wants to lower electricity prices but without cutting taxes”
– “Portuguese government has one of the lowest investments in the euro area in 2026”
– “Casino concessions with eight candidates”
O Jornal Económico
– “Miguel Alves is the new CEO of Banco de Fomento”
– “Rui Costa dominates the first round of elections”
– “AEP brings charges to justice”
– “Elections. ‘Ventura can neither be nor will be president,’ says Marques Mendes”
– “Automotive component industry turns to defense business”
– “China and US close to pre-agreement before presidential meeting”
– “One of Iran’s largest private banks goes bankrupt”
Record
– “Tondela 0-3 Sporting. Lion massacre. Total dominance, great goals and much waste”
– “Benfica. Second round already heating up”
– “Rui Costa won convincingly with 42.1% of the votes against 30.3% of Noronha Lopes”
– “Moreirense-FC Porto. Farioli flaunts. Recalls winning rate and praises Nottingham’s performance”
– “Roller Hockey. Ó. Barcelos 4-3 FC Porto. Barcelos wins Continental Cup”
O Jogo
– “Benfica. Final showdown. Current president wins without an absolute majority and elections are decided on November 8”
– “Rui Costa: ‘I had more voters than four years ago'”
– “Noronha Lopes: ‘Almost 60% of members want a new direction'”
– “Tondela 0-3 Sporting. Lion still hungry. Overwhelming performance results in undisputed triumph”
– “Rui Borges: ‘Energy, focus, quality, and unopposed'”
– “Moreirense-FC Porto. Farioli appeals to reason. Dragons coach considers first defeat analyses unfair”
– “‘With Rio Ave I received praise and was furious'”
– “Braga 4-0 Casa Pia. European recipe applied at home”
– “Famalicão 2-0 V. Guimarães”
– “Estoril 1-1 Nacional”
– “Roller hockey. Barcelos beats FC Porto and wins Continental Cup”
A Bola
– “Rui Costa everywhere. Wins first round of Benfica elections with 42.13% of votes against 30.26% of Noronha Lopes”
– “Current president won 94 of the 108 voting sections, main opponent held out in Lisbon”
– “Luís Filipe Vieira (13.86%), João Diogo Manteigas (11.48%), Martim Mayer (2.1%) and Cristóvão Carvalho (0.18%) out of the race”
– “Final duel on November 8”
– “Rui Costa: ‘People rallied to vote for me, they believe in me, which makes me extremely proud'”
– “Noronha Lopes: ‘Almost 60% of Benfica fans do not identify with the direction Benfica is taking”
– “Luís Filipe Vieira ‘approaches’ Rui Costa”
– “João Diogo Manteigas will support Noronha”
– “Tondela 0-3 Sporting. Gala lion”
– “Bernardo Fontes, Tondela’s goalkeeper, avoided historic rout”
– “Rui Borges: ‘We responded to ourselves. We played a great game'”
– “Moreirense-FC Porto. Farioli flaunts. ‘We won 92 percent of the games since I’ve been here'”
– “Vasco Botelho da Costa, Moreirense coach: ‘We will find space to hurt FC Porto'”
– “Braga 4-0 Casa Pia”
– “Famalicão 2-0 V. Guimarães”
– “Estoril 1-1 Nacional”
