Benfica flop reveals bizarre reason he was kept up late at night | OneFootball

Yony González recently revealed that he used to stay up until the early hours when he was playing in Portuguese football just to watch Copa Libertadores matches. The player, who joined Benfica in the 2019/20 season and also played for Portimonense in the national league, made these revelations in an interview with Globoesporte. The winger is a compatriot of Richard Ríos.

"I was in Portugal, at Portimonense, and I would stay up to watch the Libertadores games. In March, I was a free agent. Fernando Diniz called me and I was very happy. Being part of the team was like a dream. For me, it wasn’t written that I would return three years later. Fernando Diniz is like a second father to me. He was someone who helped me a lot on and off the pitch. I try to watch his games and I root for him to win more titles," Yony González began by explaining in his interview with Yony González.

The player now represents Rionegro Águilas, in Colombia, but it was during his time at Fluminense that he found the most success, after leaving Benfica. He won the Copa Libertadores in 2023, playing for the Brazilian club. He admitted his desire to return to play in the Brasileirão soon.

"The desire is always there. Now I play in Colombia. I tell my former teammates from the Brazilian teams that my wish is to play in the Brasileirão. There are so many stars. After I left, they all arrived," said Yony González, a player who did not have a happy spell at Benfica.

He finished by recalling that great achievement in his career: "It was a tough match. Internacional scored a very early goal and we got nervous. In the first half, Diniz called me over to ask if I was ready to play. I said yes. I came on for Guga, the right-back. Thank God I managed that assist which went down in the club’s history".

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