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Francisco Trincão lost, this Friday, the award for the best player of the week, related to the first matchday of the Champions League group stage. The Sporting player scored twice in the 4-1 victory against Kairat Almaty, but the impressive goals were not enough for the award, which went to Marcus Rashford.

The player, who had a fallout with Ruben Amorim at Man United, scored twice in Barcelona's 2-1 victory against Newcastle. The performance of the English international proved to be decisive, as he scored the two goals that secured the victory for the Catalan team.

Completing the podium were Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus in second place and Marcos Thuram from Juventus. Both players scored twice in their debuts in the new edition of the Champions League. Francisco Trincão also achieved these numbers, scoring twice and being considered the MVP of the match against Kairat.

As the man of the match, the 'number 17' of Sporting had the opportunity to analyze the first matchday of the prestigious competition: “It was a tough game, there are no easy games. We started a bit sluggish, but we managed to score goals. With a goal, we would have more space. That helps.”

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Francisco Trincão - valued at 35 million euros - has played seven matches. In this season's start, the Portuguese international forward has been a starter in all official games, where he has already recorded five goals and one assist.

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