Sporting player ecstatic after win over Famalicão: an unforgettable feeling | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Famalicão (1-0) in the 22nd round of Liga Portugal. The match was marked by a header goal from Daniel Bragança, but also by Rafael Nel's debut at Estádio José Alvalade. The young player says he will never forget this moment.

"I’ll try to sleep, but it’s not very easy. Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of this, of making my debut here at Alvalade. I had already played against Young Boys, but here it’s always very different, with more than 46,000 people. It’s an unforgettable feeling", he revealed in an interview with Sport TV.

The 20-year-old athlete felt that he made a good entrance into the game. "The team did a good job, I came into the game well and now it’s about keeping it up. I try to focus on the game to come in calmly, but I saw what the team needed and tried to give my best as always," he said.

Rui Borges, Sporting’s coach, was pleased with Rafael Nel’s debut for the senior team this season. "I’m happy for him, because he deserved it. He has worked tremendously hard in the B team. He has to keep working, he’s grown a lot and he’s a very competitive kid," he said.

This season, Rafael Nel – valued at 1.5 million euros – has been one of the main highlights of the secondary team. With 1,276 minutes played in 20 official matches, the striker has scored seven goals and provided four assists.

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