This Thursday, Benfica said goodbye to Portuguese midfielder Pizzi, whom he thanked for his journey, having been instrumental in winning 10 trophies, four league titles, a Portuguese Cup, two League Cups and three Super Cups.
“The midfielder has represented Benfica since the 2014/15 season, having played 360 official games and scoring 94 goals, which has contributed to winning 10 trophies,” says Benfica, which tells the story of the player’s journey and is accompanied by an interview.
With the trophies placed in the center of the Estádio da Luz field, Pizzi looked back with excitement on these accomplishments and the joys they brought, scoring many goals and assists.
“It has been eight good years for me and for the club. The feeling is mutual, I gave a lot to the club on the field, and the club also always offered me all the conditions to make me better every day. I think it will stay in my memory. heart forever,” said the BTV midfielder.
The Portuguese international also recalled the beginning of the current season with open training sessions that brought together more than 23,000 fans at the Estádio da Luz stadium, showing what Benfica is and the “mystery” conveyed by Benfica fans.
“I want you to remember Pizzi as the player who helped win all these titles. I was another person trying to help and row for the benefit of this club, this is how I want to be remembered forever, ”added the player.
Along the way, with 360 games and 94 goals over seven and a half seasons, Pizzi chooses the 2018/19 season, started by Rui Vitoria and ended by Bruno Lage, as the one he remembers best, with a rebound that led to the title.
“We got off to a bad start, we had a coach sacked, which is never good for a club, and with the arrival of coach Bruno Lage it was a turning point, a very important moment for me. club was a special title,” he explained.
The departure to the United Arab Emirates came after the 32-year-old, who still had a contract with Benfica until the end of the 2022/23 season, did not include the “incarnate” German Roger Schmidt in the plans. new coach.
Last season, Pizzi was loaned out in February to Turkish club Başaksehir, in a season where he was not as important as the others and in which he was in the news for getting into a dispute with Jorge Jesus’ coaching staff. who was fired in December.
At Benfica, Pizzi, who played 17 times for AA and scored three goals, spent seven and a half seasons on a journey that brought him most of the trophies of his career.
The midfielder was also named the best player in the Portuguese league for the 2016/17 season.
Pizzi trained at Mahe d’Agua and Bragança, where he is a native, before representing Sporting de Braga who loaned him to Ribeirão, Sporting da Covilhã and Pacos de Ferreira.
In the 2011/12 season, Sporting de Braga transferred the player to Atlético Madrid, who loaned him to Deportivo da Coruña and Espanyol in subsequent seasons until he moved to Benfica in the 2014/15 season.
At Al Wahda, the team that finished third in the UAE Championship last season, Pizzi will face Portugal’s Rubén Canedo, Adrien Silva and Fabio Martins.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
