António Silva and Tomás Araújo duo? Ex-Benfica coach is convinced | OneFootball

One of the plans for the new season, according to the rumors that have been circulating, involves backing the starting partnership of António Silva and Tomás Araújo. Vítor Couto, former youth coach at Benfica, believes the two defenders have everything needed to make a major impact at the club and in Portuguese football.

"They have been side by side from a very early age. I am convinced they have everything needed to make a huge impact together at Benfica, for the good of the club and of Portuguese football," Vítor Couto began by saying in an interview with Record. It is worth noting that the coach worked in Benfica’s academy between 2007 and 2023.

"Besides being from different generations, António arrived at Seixal much earlier. He came as an under-13 player. He had some adaptation problems, returned to one of Benfica’s training centers and came back the following year. António was one of those cases in which the club always identified him as a potential player, and in the end he made it," he added, saying that the two players are different.

"Tomás Araújo, meanwhile, arrived as an under-15 player. The path of both is similar; they both had many moments in which they were working with older age groups. António was always closer to Tomás than Tomás was to the age group above, but they were always pushed forward," he added about the number 44 shirt, seen as the future 'boss' of the defense.

with the Benfica hierarchy considering pairing António Silva and Tomás Araújo, two young players, but with a lot still to offer the Club of Light.

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