Hugo do Carmo on Rafa Silva’s return to Benfica | OneFootball

Hugo do Carmo expresses his anticipation for the final stretch of Liga Portugal Betclic. In his opinion piece, the columnist feels that Benfica will enter this phase more relaxed, due to the lighter match schedule after being eliminated from the Champions League.

"Benfica took advantage of that draw to get back into the race for first place and now has three consecutive wins (Alverca, Santa Clara, and Aves SAD)," Hugo do Carmo began in his opinion piece published in the digital edition of the newspaper A Bola.

"Benfica promised a small revolution, but ended up channeling investment into bringing Rafa back and acquiring the versatile Sidny Lopes Cabral — the discreet Obrador headed to Torino," he recalled, speaking about the transfer window led by the Eagles, where he highlighted the number 27, who addressed the Champions League elimination.

"Of the three coaches, Mourinho was the only one who did not choose the squad and, as such, it would have been perfectly legitimate for him to have the most reinforcements, but the decision, certainly also influenced by financial considerations, was to play it safe," he noted.

"And Rafa, even while still searching for his best form after two months exiled in Turkey, has delivered and is, for me, the best winter signing among the big three," he concluded, highlighting the signing of the former Portuguese international.

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