Sérgio Krithinas says Benfica are bigger than Sporting | OneFootball

Sérgio Krithinas spoke about Benfica’s current moment and took an indirect swipe at Sporting. The pundit analyzed Marco Silva’s likely arrival at the club from Luz, stating that the red-and-white side is “the biggest club he has ever managed.”

The writer takes a jab by implying that this level does not include the coach’s spell at Alvalade, a phrasing that inevitably invites a critical reading among Sporting supporters. The text then goes on to suggest that everything ended up finding its natural course, despite a process that was more complex than it initially seemed.

"Marco Silva once again has a great opportunity to compete for titles, and at the biggest club he has ever managed; Jorge Mendes gets two happy clients and, probably, two good commissions. It came through a more winding path than expected, but the destination was the one that had long been mapped out: a story with a happy ending for everyone. Florentino Pérez wins the Real Madrid elections and sees himself re-legitimized as the leader of the casa blanca; José Mourinho returns to the main stage after almost a decade on the fringes; Rui Costa receives 15 million euros for a coach who finished third", it reads in the newspaper 'Record'.

In closing, the pundit reinforces the idea that all of this is happening at a still very early stage of the season: “It is June 8. Despite the rushed and almost hysterical way the last few weeks have been experienced, the truth is that summer has not even started yet.”

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