Benfica announced that it had reached an agreement with Rute Costa to terminate the contract that linked the Portuguese international goalkeeper to the national champions. The 31-year-old player has been at the club since the 2022/23 season, but only in the first season was she a regular presence in the eleven. In 2025/26 he played just one game. Rute Costa leaves Benfica with eight trophies won by the team: three national championships, three League Cups, one Portuguese Cup and one Super Cup. Benfica also announced this Tuesday the loans of Salomé Prat and Diana Costa until the end of the season. The French player was loaned to Spanish side Dux Logroño, from the Spanish League, while the young Portuguese forward will play for Racing Power, from the Portuguese League.