“João Félix will be a reference for Portuguese football”

The Benfica coach, Jorge Jesus, enjoy the performances of João Félix. He could not hide it in the previous game against Rangers on Thursday. Given the good performances of the Atlético de Madrid forward, Jesus considers himself a lover of his game.

“João Félix, as you know, was part of this house. He gave the maximum when I was no longer in Portugal, but I had the opportunity to watch their matches in Brazil (when coaching Flamengo). I always said that he was going to be a player above normal and he is showing it. I have no doubt that he will improve even more and will be a great reference for Portuguese football“.

Jesus, as the newspaper A Bola points out, appreciates the merit of the forward, who is awakening the quality and incision that he promised when he defended the elastic from Lisbon: “He is at Atlético de Madrid and to stand out in a squad like this you have to be worth a lot“he explained.

Another Portuguese footballer who this shining for his great performances in Europe is the Liverpool player Diogo Jota. After a fantastic hat trick against Atalanta in the Champions League, the Eagles coach wanted to aim for his great moment of form.

“Diogo Jota is one of those athletes who They started from nothing, they did not have the facility to start with the great, and they kept climbing until they reached where they arrived. Last year was a surprise in the English league and now he has reached the best team in the world, who won all of last year, and I was one of his victims in the Club World Cup. When you arrive at Liverpool and play despite having Salah, Mané and Firmino, you have to be a great player. It is good for Portuguese football, for the National Team and for Fernando Santos, “he concluded.