Portuguese Football in English
Portugal U21 international Dany Mota was the star of the show as Monza survived a dramatic fightback to run out 3-2 winners at Frosinone in Serie A this weekend.
Mota opened the scoring and then provided an assist as the visitors raced into a 3-0 lead inside 55 minutes, but Frosinone rallied and ensured a tense finish at the Stadio Benite Stirpe on Saturday afternoon.
Fernando Santos is back in club football for the first time in almost 14 years, after signing as new coach of Turkish side Besiktas on Sunday evening.
Santos has been out of a job since September when he was fired as coach of the Polish national team, but joins the Istanbul side as they attempt to recover from a disappointing first half of the season.
Benfica loanee Paulo Bernardo appears to have taken some significant steps at Scottish champions Celtic over recent weeks, having joined from the Eagles last summer.
The midfielder has been gradually phased into manager Brendan Rodgers’ plans in Glasgow, but with two goals and two assists in his last three matches – Bernardo has officially arrived at Celtic Park. Speaking this week, Rodgers assessed the surge in form by the 21-year-old.
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Fábio Silva is on the move again, after completing a loan switch to Scottish giants Rangers for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
Silva’s move to Glasgow means he is set to appear for his fourth club in the space of just over a year, having spent last season with Anderlecht in Belgium and PSV in the Netherlands before returning to Wolves.
One of the takeaway lines from Bernardo Silva’s interview with A Bola earlier this week is the Portugal international’s admission that he still has something to prove to those in his home country.
Speaking to the Lisbon publication at the end of a sensational 2023 on an individual level, Bernardo touched on the subject of his international career lacking the glory achieved with Monaco and Manchester City at club level.
