1.   Vale e Azevedo was due officially to take over on Monday night.

2.   Vale e Azevedo declined to reveal how much Benfica would pay Heynckes, who in February turned down job offers from Borussia Moenchengladbach.

3.   Vale e Azevedo has denied any wrongdoing.

4.   Vale e Azevedo was sentenced to four years and six months in jail.

5.   Vale e Azevedo said last year that Benfica would request a listing on the London stock exchange.