Portuguese Football in English
José Mourinho is a headline generator. Indeed, when the 61-year-old speaks, the football world has learned to fall silent in anticipation of a one-liner that is as humorous as it is cutting.
The most recent soundbite came after he was sent off against Manchester United.
Nuno Tavares has been one of the revelations of the season so far across Europe, with the Portuguese left-back topping the Serie A assists charts with an astonishing 7 assist from 7 matches.
The Lazio man was Man of the Match against Genoa on Sunday, when adding two more assists in a 3-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. The performance promoted owner and president Claudio Lotito to declare that the former Benfica man is practically unsellable.
The relationship between Milan’s Portuguese manager Paulo Fonseca and compatriot and star man Rafael Leão appears to be breaking down in Italy.
Whilst many had hoped the arrival of Fonseca and his technical brand of football would entice further development from Leão, the current situation at San Siro sees the Seleção man as Milan’s last-choice attacking option.
The day after Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 with Manchester United in Istanbul, José Mourinho sat down with a close colleague from Britain’s Sky Sports News to discuss his new life in Türkiye.
Mourinho spoke on a range of topics, including his sense that he is being targeted whenever he participates in UEFA Competitions, as well as revisiting the possibility of becoming Portugal manager one day.
Beto’s late equaliser was the most dramatic of goals scored by Portuguese abroad this week, but João Neves’ first strike for Paris Saint-Germain was not far behind. Elsewhere, there were some stunning efforts by Bruno Xadas in China and Hernâni in Croatia. We round up all the Lusco players on target this matchweek.
