Breaking news! Pote pips Porto star to land award for Sporting | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves was voted the best player of September and October in Liga Portugal Betclic. In the voting, which involved the coaches of the top tier of Portuguese football, the Sporting star received 24.84% of the votes, beating Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente), with 18.95%, and Victor Froholdt (Porto), with 10.46%.

During this period, Pote played a total of six matches for Sporting. In the 514 minutes he was an option for Rui Borges, the Portuguese international scored four goals (Famalicão, Moreirense, Tondela, and Alverca) and provided three assists (Famalicão, Tondela, and Alverca), standing out as the main figure for the Lions.

One of Pote’s accurate finishes during this period was a real screamer, against Alverca, with a rocket from outside the box. At the time, the Sporting forward had a message for his critics: “For those who say I only make passes to the goal, here’s a good example that I can also shoot with power. I need to score more goals like this.”

However, not everything is good news for Pote. In Sporting’s win away at Santa Clara, the Portuguese international even scored the Lions’ first goal, but ended up leaving the match injured. The expected recovery time is about a month and the derby against Benfica (December 5, 8:15 pm) could be at risk.

This season, wearing Sporting’s shirt, Pedro Gonçalves – valued at 30 million euros – has already played 17 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he has played, the Lions’ number 8 has already scored nine goals and provided six assists.

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