Benfica player sees Sporting target as his main role model | OneFootball

Rafael Obrador was not being used by José Mourinho and went on to become an undisputed starter for Italian side Torino. Asked about the most talented player he has shared a dressing room with, he chose a Sporting target: "Yeremay Hernández", with whom he played at Deportivo da Corunha, he said in an interview on the podcast "El after the Post United".

What impressed him the most: "Estádio da Luz". The left-back spoke in more detail about his time at Benfica.

Rafael Obrador left Benfica in January, but admits there is one player’s shirt he regrets not asking for. "Nicolás Otamendi’s. The one I swapped and that left the biggest mark on me was Nico Paz’s", he said.

The 22-year-old defender also revealed the most embarrassing story of his career, dating back to the first match he ever played. "In my first game, at the age of 3, I picked up the ball with my hands, ran across the pitch and scored. My father was so embarrassed that he took me out of football for two years", he said.

This season, wearing the Torino shirt, Rafael Obrador - valued at 4 million euros - has already made a total of nine official appearances: eight in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia. In the 565 minutes he has been on the pitch, the Spaniard has registered one assist.

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