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Jota has been one of the revelations of the Portuguese Abroad contingent this season, with his loan move from Benfica to Celtic proving an inspired coup for the Scottish club.
The Hoops have ignited the career of the 22-year-old after a frustrating season on loan in Spain with Real Valladolid last term. Since moving to Glasgow, Jota has already scored six goals and added craft and flair to Ange Postecoglu’s side in the Premiership.
Bruma is proving a surprise package for Dutch giants PSV this season upon his return from a loan spell with Olympiacos last year. The former Sporting man scored his 6th goal of the campaign at the weekend against Vitesse in the Eredivisie as PSV cruised to a 2-0 win to stay level with Ajax at the top of the table. To have a wager on Bruma and PSV continuing to thrive, visit Betminded.com for the best odds.
Having scored a brace against Fortuna Sittard ahead of the international break, Bruma kept his place for the meeting with Vitesse on Saturday at the Phillips Stadium. His goal in the 30th minute put PSV 2-0 up, and it was a memorable strike on the volley from just inside the area following a cushioned header by on-loan Benfica man Carlos Vinicius.
Of all the summer transfer stories that happened at the beginning of the 2021/22 Premier League season, there was one that seemed to completely surprise everyone. It was a huge move, that seemed to be rumoured one day, and completed the next. This is unusual, as usually the betting markets catch wind of these stories early on, offering odds on the player to move weeks before it actually happens. Whereas here, everything moved almost instantly. Of course, we’re talking about Cristiano Ronaldo’s move back to Manchester United from Juventus.
Galatasaray 1-2 Fenerbahce
Portuguese midfielder Miguel Crespo picked the most remarkable moment to score his first goal for Fenerbahce, producing a superb stoppage-time winner to earn victory over rivals Galatasaray in Turkey.
The 94th-minute strike by Crespo, who arrived over the summer from Estoril, settled a typically tense Istanbul derby and relieved some pressure on Fenerbahce’s Portuguese boss Vítor Pereira.
Renato Paiva spent 18 years as an academy coach at Benfica, rising through youth levels ranging from u14s, u17s and u19s before ultimately taking charge of the club’s B team. His spell at Estádio da Luz came to an end last winter when he decided to make the step into senior management as a head coach.
Like many of his countrymen, Paiva opted to venture abroad, but his decision to join Independiente del Valle in Ecuador represented a unique adventure for the Castelo Branco native. In an extended interview with Zerozero, the Portuguese spoke in fascinating detail about his experiences in Sangolquí based in the suburbs of Quito, as well as reflecting on his time nurturing some of Benfica’s biggest talents.
