Francisco Menezes urges Benfica player: Be patient, great potential | OneFootball

Richard Ríos joined Benfica this summer transfer window, coming from Palmeiras, for a sum of 27 million euros. Despite the amount, the midfielder is going through a turbulent period at the start of the season. However, Francisco Menezes, a well-known supporter of the team, exclusively told our newspaper that he believes in the potential of the Colombian international.

"It's still a bit early to make judgments. For now, I still give him the benefit of the doubt, because it's early. They have already shown good things." Benfica went to the market and signed several new faces to strengthen the squad. The comedian analyzed the new acquisitions.

"Evidently, Dedic has already shown that he can be useful if he becomes a bit more solid. Ríos shows that he has great potential, although he hasn't yet imposed it in the service of the team. Enzo Barrenechea also needs to be a bit more solid, and Ivanovic has to be more consistent. That's my opinion," he added.

When asked about the need to sign a 'creative player', Francisco Menezes replied: "No, I don't think it's necessary. Between Ríos and Enzo, the problem will be perfectly solved if they bring out more of the potential they seem to have. Especially Ríos, I think he has a great responsibility."

In the comedian's opinion, the Colombian midfielder is adapting to the European reality: "Ríos is not yet delivering what we all expect because this is his first experience in European football, which is indeed very different from Brazilian football. I hope he can overcome this and put all his potential on the field, because it really seems to me that he has enormous potential, both physically and in terms of talent, and he can offer a lot to the team," he concluded.

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