Benfica legend on Richard Ríos row: I went through the same | OneFootball

Richard Ríos has been living a true nightmare in recent days at Benfica, but there are those who defend the reinforcement of the team. During an appearance on a Brazilian television program, Luisão, a legend of the Clube da Luz, praised the Eagles' midfielder and considered that he is still adapting.

“The fans have been demanding from him. They are saying that intensity is lacking. Here [in Brazil] he was an excellent player. Richard Ríos is in adaptation. I know well how that is,” Luisão began to say on the program ‘Resenha da Rodada’, commenting on the situation of the Benfica midfielder, who has been at the center of the storm.

“When I arrived, the first few months were not easy, but with Mourinho, he will bounce back because he has quality,” Luisão concluded, showing confidence in Richard Ríos’s abilities, who is going through a very difficult time at Benfica, having scored an own goal against Chelsea.

Richard Ríos joined Benfica at the beginning of the current season, coming from Abel Ferreira’s Palmeiras. Clube da Luz paid something like 27 million euros to Abel Ferreira’s team, making the 24-year-old Colombian international one of the most expensive players in the history of the Eagles.

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