Vítor Manuel commented to A BOLA the preponderant role that João Mário has had in Benfica.
– How do you interpret the departure of João Mário from Sporting and then to reinforce Benfica?
– Apparently, Sporting tried to close the contract, the deal did not advance. Perhaps because the cost/income ratio, from Sporting’s point of view, was not the best. João Mário became a substitute last season and will not again make a major transfer like that to Inter. The same cannot be said in relation to Matheus Nunes…
– Sporting with Matheus Nunes, Benfica with João Mário. Do any of the clubs win?
– It’s one of those cases where Benfica and Sporting win. With Matheus Nunes, Sporting manages to assert a young man who fits perfectly into Rúben Amorim’s game idea. Benfica, with João Mário, wins the thinker they didn’t have last season, a fundamental player in the idea that Jorge Jesus advocates for that area of the field, fundamental in the 3x4x1x2 they are now using.
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