 In March, Adil Amarante left in disagreement with Benfica about his new contract, and was replaced by Beto Aranha, who lead Benfica to their first back-to-back champion titles.In July 2008, despite being in charge only for four months, Benfica replaced Beto Aranha with former player and coach, André Lima.The only reinforcement was Pedrinho, while Miguel Almeida left.