Portuguese Football in English
Palmeiras 2-1 Flamengo [aet]
Abel Ferreira is champion of South America for the second year running after guiding Palmeiras to a 2-1 victory over Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores final in Montevideo.
Palmeiras defeated their Brazilian counterparts in extra time to lift the third cup trophy of Abel’s tenure, while also securing a third straight triumph in the competition for Portuguese coaches following Jorge Jesus’ win in 2019.
Dany Mota is in a good run of form in Italy’s Serie B with Monza, and the Portuguese youth international spoke to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport early this week.
Born in Luxembourg, Mota has been a regular for Portugal at U21 level, where he has scored 7 times from 16 appearances for Rui Jorge’s side. The dynamic forward’s Italian adventure began when arriving at Virtus Entella at the age of 17, which was followed by a brief stay with Juventus before moving to Monza.
Two of Portugal’s top marksmen were on-target in the Champions League this week, with André Silva joining Cristiano Ronaldo in showing his best form in Europe’s premier club competition.
Ronaldo was again decisive on Tuesday as manager-less Manchester United booked their place in the knockouts with a 2-0 win at Villarreal, while Silva got on the scoresheet the following evening as RB Leipzig hammered Club Brugge 5-0 in Belgium.
Spartak Moscow 2-1 Napoli
Under-pressure Spartak Moscow coach Rui Vitória led his side to an impressive 2-1 victory over Italians Napoli in the Russian capital on Wednesday, giving Spartak genuine hope of progressing from a tough group in the Europa League.
Vitória has seen question marks over his future owing to a five-match winless run in the league, but Spartak’s European campaign is proving somewhat of a saving grace for the former Benfica boss. An early brace from Alexander Sobolev proved decisive in beating Napoli, sending Vitória’s men temporarily top of Group C.
Whether we’re talking any time in the last two decades or just this season, there has been a plethora of talented footballers from Portugal in the Premier League with players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Carvalho and Nani to name a few legendary Portuguese players. That there are many incredibly good Portuguese players plying their trade in the world’s most high-profile league is testament to the football academy set-up in Portugal, and it is three of these players that we are here to discuss today. Of all the Portuguese players in the Premier League, who has been performing above and beyond for their team?
