Benfica 2023-2024 Away Shirt - João Neves No.87 (L)

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The Betano logo on the left sleeve has a few faint colour marks, slightly pinkish, on the white of the logo. You can see it in photo 6, shot close up — at normal viewing distance it goes unnoticed. The rest of the shirt is flawless. It's the only reason this isn't a 10/10.

📐 Flat measurements

Lay a shirt that fits you well flat, measure it the same way and compare — vintage often sizes differently from new.

The black is deep with no fading — the thing I check first on a dark shirt, where the slightest greying shows immediately. The vertical blue-yellow-green-red band is crisp, with no bleeding and no cracking. The white trims at the hem and shoulders are clean. The nameset and the Emirates sponsor are flawless. Only flaw: the colour marks on the Betano sleeve logo described above (photo 6).

Unsure about the size? This adidas L is wide and long (55 x 79 cm), genuinely generous: compare the flat measurements above, or read my size guide.

✦ Authenticity guaranteed for life

Item checked by hand in my authentication workshop. If a piece bought from me is ever identified as a unofficial, I refund it in full. Guarantee with no expiry date.

• Inner label photographed (photo 4): reference IA7133 and production date 12/23. December 2023, right in the middle of the 2023-2024 season
• "120 ANOS" screen-printed under the back collar: the club's anniversary mark, founded in 1904. It's the most reliable dating marker on this shirt, and it only appears on that season's models
• Embroidered eagle, with three stars above: the bird and the spoked wheel are raised embroidery, and the Latin motto on the crest stays legible under a loupe. On an unofficial piece, the whole thing is heat-pressed and the wheel detail is lost
• The white trims are sewn on, not printed: along the hem and the shoulders, these are real stitched bands. Turn the shirt inside out and you'll see the seam. Unofficial pieces print them flat
• Real photos of the exact shirt for sale, never stock images — full method in my authentication guide

📖 The 87 before the move to Paris

A number 87 on the back is unusual. It has also become the signature of one of European football's brightest midfield prospects — and this shirt matches his final Portuguese season.

🎂 120 years, written on the shirt. Benfica were founded in 1904: the 2023-2024 season marks their 120th anniversary, noted under the back collar.

✈️ Off to PSG, summer 2024. João Neves left Lisbon at the end of this season to join Paris Saint-Germain. This shirt is one of the last from his Benfica spell.

⭐ Three stars above the eagle. They mark the thirty Portuguese league titles the club has won — one star for every ten.

🎨 Black, the Lisbon exception — Benfica play in red. This black shirt crossed by a multicoloured band is the away you spot from a distance, and one of the most sought-after of recent seasons.

🎯 Who is this shirt for?

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