[4] On 28 November 2015, profiting from Paulo Ricardo's suspension, Veríssimo was called up by manager Dorival Júnior for a Série A match against Vasco da Gama,[5] but remained an unused substitute in the 0–1 away loss.

[8] After David Braz's return from injury and the signing of Luiz Felipe, Veríssimo was demoted to fourth choice at the club.

[18] On 7 November 2021, during a home match against Braga, Veríssimo suffered an knee injury that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the 2021–22 season.

[19] After almost an year in the sidelines, Veríssimo made his return from injury on 22 October 2022, starting for Benfica's B team in a 2–0 away win at B-SAD in the Liga Portugal 2.

[20] After returning from injury, Veríssimo struggled for minutes under new manager Roger Schmidt, who preferred a centre-back partnership of Otamendi and António Silva.

[23] On 25 January 2024, while Veríssimo was still at Corinthians, Benfica cancelled the loan and permanently transferred him to Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail, for a reported fee of €9 million.