Benfica player travels to watch a local league match | OneFootball

António Silva, central defender for Benfica, was present at Lusitano Vildemoinhos’ home match against Mangualde (1-3) this Sunday, in the 23rd round of the Viseu district championship, the Divisão Honra.

Born in Penalva do Castelo, in the “Viriato” district, António Silva made a special visit. He also took some photos to capture the moment, which were published by Vildemoinhos. The Benfica player caught everyone’s attention and delighted the youngest fans.

It’s worth remembering that Benfica’s team played on Saturday in Arouca, in the 26th round of the League, and the reds won 2-1, with António Silva in the starting lineup, but the central defender received a yellow card that will keep him out of Benfica’s next game (against V. Guimarães) and showed some physical issues that are currently being re-evaluated by the club.

This season, António Silva has been losing some of his prominence to Tomás Araújo, who has become an increasingly regular option alongside Nicolás Otamendi. The defender has not been satisfied with his playing time, which has been one of the reasons for the delay in finalizing his contract renewal, which ends in the summer of 2027.

In the current season, wearing Benfica’s shirt, António Silva – valued at 30 million euros – has played in 35 matches, totaling 2,655 minutes: 19 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Super Cup. The central defender has one goal to his name.

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