Nilton Varela backs Vasco Sousa: “He’s a real fighter” | OneFootball

Nilton Varela spoke to the website Bola na Rede about various topics, in a conversation that included a quick-fire round, his spell in Belgium, his career in Portugal, and also an analysis of the 2026 World Cup. Among the topics discussed, the 25-year-old full-back commented on Vasco Sousa’s situation and left a message of support for the player:

“Also a great player. I feel sorry for what he is going through, because he deserves everything good and the very best, because he is an elite professional. He misses nothing. Diet, work, gym, off the pitch, everything. And he has a lot of quality. And I am sure he is going to be very happy, because God only gives great battles to great fighters, great warriors. He is a great warrior and he is going to be very happy.”

“And one of the details I was talking about was the championship celebration. He was celebrating there on the pitch. You can see what a family is. That is a family, because he is an FC Porto player. He is Porto and people know what he went through, what FC Porto is. And he really is an FC Porto-type player. And the fact that he was there celebrating on the pitch as well, because he is and he also deserves it, you can see the difference

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