António Silva leaves Benfica and already sparks ‘chaos’ on Sky Sports | OneFootball

António Silva left Benfica for Bournemouth this summer in a deal worth €25 million, with a further €5 million possible in add-ons. The Portugal international quickly became an important player for the English side, but this time, it was off the pitch that he ended up making headlines.

It all happened in the match against Lincoln in the English League Cup. Starting for Bournemouth, António Silva saw his name appear in Sky Sports’ usual graphic showing the starting XI. The problem? The broadcaster decided to use the centre-back’s full name: António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares da Silva.

The result was, to say the least, unusual. The former Benfica player’s long name took up practically all the available space in the graphic and ended up spilling over onto the pitch image where Bournemouth’s tactical setup was displayed. A small detail that caused chaos on screen and quickly caught attention.

On the pitch, however, António Silva caused no problems at all. Quite the opposite. The Portuguese centre-back started and played 82 minutes in the 4-0 thrashing of Lincoln, a Championship side, helping Bournemouth move on in the competition. The defender also continued his excellent start to the season.

This was his fourth start in four matches, after also being trusted by Marco Rose in the first three Premier League rounds. In total, António Silva has already racked up 352 minutes for Bournemouth this season, behind only teammate James Hill, who has 360. Proof that, although his name can cause a real issue in a TV graphic, on the pitch the Portuguese is far from being a complication for Marco Rose.

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