 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Makore ekupedzisira a1950 na1960 akaona Benfica ichitonga kwete nhabvu yePortugal chete asiwo nhabvu yeEuropean. Kusvika kwaEusébio kwakaita kuti Benfica iwane mikombe misere yeligi mumakore gumi. Mukombe weligi weBenfica wakabatanidzwa nemakwikwi maviri akateedzana eEuropean Cup ayo akakunda muna 1961, 32 vachipesana neBarcelona, uye muna 1962, 53 vachipesana neReal Madrid. Ma1970 akaona kuenderera mberi kwekutonga kwaBenfica kusvika mwaka wa1977-78, panguva iyo Porto yakakunda mukombe weligi kekutanga mumakore gumi nemapfumbamwe. Ma1980 uye kutanga kwema1990 akaona zvose zviri zviviri Benfica nePorto vachirwira zita religi. Kumukazve kwePorto uye kuiswa kwaJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa sachigaro kwakaita kuti Porto isvike pakukwirira kutsva, kuhwina mukombe weEuropean kekutanga mushure mekukunda Bayern Munich 2 1 mufainari yeEuropean Cup ya1987.. Makore matatu gare gare, Benfica yakasvika pakupedzisira yavo yechisere yeEurope, 1990 European Cup Final, ichirasikirwa ne1 0 kuMilan. 