Portuguese Football in English
Everton manager Marco Silva praised the performance of André Gomes after the Portugal midfielder made an impressive debut in the Toffees’ 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
Meanwhile, this weekend saw goals for Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva in Italy and England respectively, while José Mourinho was denied what would have been a priceless victory as Manchester United conceded a 96th-minute equaliser against his former club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
After a highly successful international break for the Seleção, the thoughts of Portuguese players and coaches return to domestic matters this weekend, and there are several important matches for the contingent across the world.
For Vítor Pereira, there will be an agonising watch from the stands as his Shanghai SIPG side look to make strides towards the Chinese championship, with the former Porto coach beginning a three-match suspension. Meanwhile, Sevilla’s Daniel Carriço prepares to lead his side at Camp Nou against Barcelona and Marco Silva anticipates André Gomes making an impact with Everton.
Leonardo Jardim has paid the price for Monaco’s disastrous start to the season, with the former Sporting manager to be sacked after a little over four years at the Stade Louis II according to reports in France.
Monaco sit in 18th place in Ligue 1 and are on a run of ten matches without a win. Jardim’s side lost 2-1 at home to Rennes on Sunday evening, making it four defeats in a row, during which time Les Monégasques have scored just once.
It was an eventful weekend for Portuguese players and managers across Europe, with Cristiano Ronaldo and José Mourinho leading the upbeat stories. Ronaldo scored for Juventus in their victory over Udinese in Italy, while Mourinho, Nuno Espírito Santo and Marco Silva all recorded wins in England.
In less positive news, Monaco continue to flounder under Leonardo Jardim in France and Eder was red-carded in Russia, but there were plenty of Portuguese goals among the lesser-heralded leagues on the continent, while Pedro Caixinha, Sá Pinto, Toni Conceição and Vítor Pereira are enjoying good spells in their managerial positions.
The pressure continues to pile on José Mourinho as his days at Manchester United appear numbered after another disappointing result. The news was better for Marco Silva and Nuno Espírito Santo as they earned solid wins to move up the Premier League table, while Leonardo Jardim continues to look for solutions at AS Monaco.
There were a number of outstanding performances for Portuguese players across Europe, perhaps none more so than André Silva who again found the net for Sevilla FC. Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Ivan Cavaleiro also made meaningful impacts for their clubs.
