Before every Benfica home game, reporters head to a tiny room near one of the main entrances at the Estadio da Luz to collect their media accreditation and tickets.
On the left end of the desk, they can usually find a piece of paper with the names of the teams scouting the match that day.
That one piece of paper is enough to create a series of rumours that are turned into headlines.
When the Lisbon side hosted Boavista on January 29, the list featured the likes of Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Feyenoord.