Starter for Benfica - Alverca, Rafa Silva matches record after 21 months | OneFootball

Rafa Silva was a starter in the match against Alverca, a possibility that had already been suggested by the press. However, the fact that the Portuguese player started the match against the Ribatejan team, which ended with a 2-1 victory, led him to achieve a milestone at Benfica.

According to the newspaper O Jogo, Rafa Silva returned to the Eagles' starting eleven almost 21 months after being one of the first choices at the Clube da Luz during his initial stint, which ended at the end of the 2023/24 season, before moving to Besiktas in Turkey.

The sports daily looked back in time and recalled the date of the match: May 12, 2024. At that time, the current 32-year-old footballer was in the starting lineup, coached by Roger Schmidt, in a duel against Arouca. The match in question ended with a Benfica thrashing, against Arouca, by 5-0.

Against Alverca, Rafa Silva had a reunion with the youth team, ending up playing most of the match, creating several opportunities that could have resulted in goals. However, it was Andreas Schjelderup and later Anísio Cabral who secured the three points for the Reds.

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, Rafa Silva - valued at 5 million euros - has already played a total of three matches since returning to the Clube da Luz. In the 133 minutes he has accumulated in the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Portuguese star has shown promising signs.

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