Full-back who turned Benfica down scores stunner, leads Ligue 1 (video) | OneFootball

Lille hosted and beat Troyes 2-0 and, surprisingly, remain top of the French League. One of the standout players in the match was Tiago Santos - a full-back who turned down Benfica -, who scored one of the goals in the game.

Lille came out flying and after just two minutes could already have been ahead, had Hákon Haraldsson not been caught offside. Shortly afterwards, it did count. Tiago Santos justified Davide Ancelotti’s choice, as he received the ball on the edge of the box and produced a stunning strike, with the ball flying into the top right corner of the net. In the 22nd minute, another Lille goal was ruled out for offside, this time Michel Díaz’s.

At half-time, the one-goal difference remained and only changed in second-half stoppage time. Ethan Mbappé, Kylian Mbappé’s brother, got on the scoresheet for the first time this season and sealed the home side’s win. With this result, Lille lead the competition with the same ten points as Monaco and Rennes.

It should be remembered that, after two seasons wearing Sporting’s shirt, Tiago Santos moved to Estoril Praia in 2022/23, where, for the first team, he made 34 appearances and provided eight assists. After being on Benfica’s radar, the 21-year-old moved to Lille for 6.5 million euros.

Last season, wearing the Lille shirt, Tiago Santos - currently valued at 10 million euros - made 28 appearances for the French side: 15 in Ligue 1, 11 in the Europa League and two in the French Cup, where in 1,390 minutes he registered one assist.

Watch Tiago Santos’ fantastic goal:

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