Luís Avelãs hails Sporting star: one of Portugal's finest | OneFootball

Luís Avelãs reacted to Sporting's victory over Marinhense (3-0), in a match for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup. The journalist noted that the win was more than expected and highlighted Francisco Trincão, stating that he "is one of the best performers in Portuguese football."

"In fact, although the result was far from an old-fashioned thrashing, there is a huge difference in potential between the two teams and, to make things even more unbalanced, Marinhense is going through a series of bad results and lost their coach – as a consequence of a ‘peculiar’ relationship with the squad – just a few days before the match. The question was never about who would win, but rather what numbers would illustrate the Lions’ victory," he began writing in the newspaper Record.

Luís Avelãs thus highlighted the 'number 17' of the Alvalade club: "All Sporting players are of a much higher caliber than their opponents, but Trincão is one of the best performers in Portuguese football. And as he seemed willing to prove it yesterday, he had little difficulty in breaking the fragile (albeit determined) resistance of the team from the glass capital,"

The journalist also believes that the young players introduced in the match give the coach confidence: "I believe so, but perhaps more important was confirming that youngsters like Blopa (assist for the 1-0, after being the standout in the tie against Alverca) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (who just missed scoring) may have a future with the Lions," he concluded.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Francisco Trincão – valued at 35 million euros – has made 17 appearances. The Portuguese international forward has started in almost every official match. So far, he has recorded seven goals and three assists to his name.

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