Let go by Sporting for a pittance, now earning plaudits | OneFootball

Afonso Moreira has been one of Lyon’s main standouts in recent weeks. Starting for only the third time this season, the player whom Sporting ‘let go’ for 2 million euros scored against PSG and, despite his team’s defeat, earned praise.

L’Équipe made clear the importance of the winger, who has three goals and two assists in six games: “In an offensive line depleted and decimated since Fofana’s injury, the young Portuguese Afonso Moreira brought his energy and statistics: he scored again in an important match and put the Parisian defense in trouble.”

“It’s hard to understand where he found the strength to go greet the stands after such an intense match, but even crushed by the disappointment of a cruel last-minute defeat (2-3), Afonso Moreira didn’t seem to feel the fatigue. With his head down and hair falling over his forehead, the 20-year-old Portuguese raised his arms and was warmly applauded, a well-deserved reward for his effort and for yet another goal that thrilled the Groupama Stadium. Released behind Warren Zaire-Emery after an excellent run, the Lyon winger calmly beat Lucas Chevalier,” the French newspaper added.

Furthermore, the publication also recalls that the “serious injury to Fofana (...) was naturally a hard blow for the club, in such a limited offensive sector,” however, “the vitality and determination of Moreira, signed for two million euros from Sporting in the summer, have helped to mitigate that loss over the past two weeks.”

It’s worth remembering that Afonso Moreira became a two-time national champion with Sporting and took part in winning the last edition of the Portuguese Cup. Last season, he was an option in three official matches, but always as a used substitute. He left for France in the summer for 2 million euros.

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