João Félix hailed by ex-Benfica man before Portugal v Hungary: special person | OneFootball

João Félix is currently undergoing another training camp with the national team, who take the field this Tuesday, October 14, to face Hungary. However, the Portuguese international was a topic of conversation in Francisco Domingues’s interview, as he crossed paths with the player when they were in the Benfica academy.

In an interview with the newspaper A Bola — where he spoke about his departure from Benfica — the player discussed his relationship with the Portuguese star: “It’s a good friendship, a very healthy friendship. He’s also very straightforward. Sometimes, after a less positive moment in a game, he messages me, saying what I could have done better, how I could have handled it.”

Invited to talk a bit about the former number 79 of the Eagles, the Moreirense footballer described him in one word: “He’s a very competitive person, too. When I left Benfica, I had clubs abroad and also here in Portugal. I even asked for his opinion.”

“I spoke with him quite often and he would tell me, ‘calm down, keep your feet on the ground, you need to play first. Playing in the League is a good showcase, too. You’ll get playing time, try to earn your place in your team and from there you show your quality, which you also have,’” recalled the former captain of the Eagles’ B team.

“And that’s what I did. Not because he said so, but it did carry some weight, obviously, coming from a friend and a very good player whom I admire a lot. He’s one of my idols. And having one of my idols close to me is always different,” added Francisco Domingues.

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