The much-traveled Carlos Alberto Silva took over coaching duties at FC Porto for the 1991-92 season and successfully wrested the Portuguese title back from Benfica after the club had missed out narrowly the previous season. A talented squad featured domestic stars like Vítor Baía, Fernando Couto, João Pinto, and Domingos and was strengthened by impressive contributions from foreigners like Ion Timofte and Emil Kostadinov.