Gabri Veiga named Liga Portugal's player and midfielder of August | OneFootball

Gabri Veiga was recognized not only as Midfielder of the Month, but also as Liga Portugal’s Best Player for the month of August. The FC Porto midfielder, who scored three goals and provided two assists in the first four matchdays of the league season, features prominently in the competition’s top scoring and assist rankings, playing for the team that sits alone at the top of the table.

Porto’s number 10 got on the scoresheet in the opening round against FC Alverca (2-0), before setting up Nehuén Pérez for FC Porto’s first goal in Vila do Conde (0-2). In the home match against FC Arouca (2-0), he scored again and, in Viseu, once more played a decisive role by scoring a goal and providing an assist in the 3-0 win over Académico.

With 19.05% of the vote, Gabri Veiga finished ahead of Benfica’s Pavlidis (16.67%) and Santa Clara’s Gonçalo Paciência (11.9%). The vote was organized by Liga Portugal among the coaches in the top flight.

Before Gabri Veiga, who was honored in the Midfielder and MVP categories, Diogo Costa, as Goalkeeper, and Jakub Kiwior, as Defender, had already received the monthly awards for August.

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