Samuel Soares and more! Benfica keeper reacts to resilience message | OneFootball

In the last few hours, Sandro Cruz’s Instagram has been flooded with praise and congratulatory messages after the defender was crowned champion of Slovakia with Slovan Bratislava. The former Benfica full-back, who came through the ranks at Seixal, revealed that he was close to giving up football and ended up receiving affection from Samuel Soares.

"Three years ago I wanted to give up this s****, but God made me believe that something special was going to happen. We did it", wrote the Portuguese-Angolan footballer, who left Gil Vicente for the Slovak league in the summer transfer window, where he has now had the chance to win an important trophy in his career.

However, this achievement by Sandro Cruz did not go unnoticed by the 24-year-old footballer’s former teammates. In the post the defender shared on Instagram, Samuel Soares and Nuno Tavares, with whom he grew up at Seixal, and Félix Correia, his teammate at Gil Vicente, reacted to the player’s happiness.

It is worth remembering that Sandro Cruz, as mentioned earlier, was developed at Seixal, where he crossed paths with Samuel Soares and Nuno Tavares. However, the defender’s journey was not easy, with the Eagles loaning him to Chaves, where he stayed until the club was relegated. Later, he joined Gil Vicente before heading to Slovakia.

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