Sudakov on his daughter and Mourinho: Benfica star hits out | OneFootball

Giorgi Sudakov had many praises for José Mourinho and revealed a conversation they recently had about a visit to Ukraine to see the player's newborn daughter. The attacking midfielder spoke with the Ukrainian YouTube channel "VZbirna."

"I didn't believe that Mourinho would take over Benfica. When the first news about it came out, I was like: 'Oh, no.' I thought it was impossible. Mourinho has an incredible status, they don't call him 'Special One' for nothing," Sudakov began to explain - who rented a house to a famous former Benfica player.

The Benfica midfielder continued: "There's something special about him, it's hard to explain in words. His charisma, that aura he emanates... He conveys everything so well that you start to believe. We haven't interacted much personally yet, even though he is an open person."

Then, he talked about the conversation he had with José Mourinho about his daughter: "I hadn't seen the baby yet. Here's how it happened: we played against Aves SAD in the first game with Mourinho. We won, and our next game [against Rio Ave] was two days later, a first-round match that was rescheduled. Apparently, I wasn't supposed to play because I wasn't on the roster."

"José came up to me after the game [with Aves SAD] and said: 'I know you had a baby, you can go to Ukraine and spend time with her.' I replied: 'Here it's a bit different, a bit difficult. I need two days just for the trip.' He probably doesn't fully understand what's going on in our country. He said: 'What's the problem? Go.' I said: 'It's too much time. Even if it takes me three days, I'll spend two of them on the road,'" Sudakov concluded.

Check out this video of Sudakov's family cheering for Benfica:

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