Striker with 24 goals for Benfica says he left because of Cristiano Ronaldo | OneFootball

Andreia Faria headed to Al Nassr in the last transfer window and revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo had an influence throughout the process. In an interview with the podcast ‘Final Cut’, the former Benfica player revealed that she would have liked to leave the Estádio da Luz in a different way, namely by winning the Portuguese Cup, which was lost to Torreense.

“Everyone knows Al Nassr, not just in Portugal, but all over the world. Cristiano Ronaldo is the figure we all know. For me, he is the best in the world and, obviously, his presence at the club dignifies what the symbol stands for and, without a doubt, when they made me the offer to come to Al Nassr, that also influenced me,” Andreia Faria began by saying.

“It’s a totally different experience, I was already the player with the most appearances at Benfica, I had been there for 8 years and I felt I needed another adventure. Without a doubt, it was something that could change my life a lot and I decided to accept, for a bit of everything. I would have liked to leave Benfica with one more title, the Portuguese Cup, but there are other good stories to tell,” added Andreia Faria.

“I was at Benfica for eight years and, therefore, in the future, when I go to work, what remains are the stories there are to tell. To say that I stayed 10 or 12 years at Benfica and became a Benfica legend wasn’t really, as much as I loved Benfica, that wasn’t what I wanted, that wasn’t the story I wanted to have to tell in my life,” said Andreia Faria.

“She’s a player [Kika Nazareth] with whom I have a certain chemistry on the field, a player who understands me very well, as a number 10. There’s something special about her, because with few training sessions and little game time, it’s easy to connect. She has more than enough potential to become [the best in the world],” Andreia Faria concluded.

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