Florentino wanted to stay at Benfica at all costs: “If I stay on the bench, it will be fine” – Benfica

In addition to his passion for the Eagles, the midfielder had an ailing father-in-law and wanted to support his wife in Portugal

In addition to his professional reasons and passion for Benfica, Florentino Luis had a personal reason for trying to secure his place at the Eagles following his loan spell at Getafe. The mediator has a sick father-in-law and would rather stay in Portugal to support his wife. In this sense, he revealed to “Em Casa Podcast” that he did not even expect to be in the starting line-up.

“We wanted to come back, first because I was very happy at Benfica, the home I grew up in. I missed playing in Luz and seeing the stadium full. But there was also a personal reason. Bruna’s father was sick. If it was my wife I wasn’t happy, neither would I. We haven’t decided where We want to stay, but I preferred to stay at Benfica. It went well for me and I said, ‘Oh my God, I just want to stay here because of Bruna’s dad and I want to stay at Benfica.’ No, I was expecting to play in the starting line-up, I just wanted to stay here.” You remember, and the story had a happy ending. “It was the best season of my career, we were champions and away in the Champions League. God surprised me.”

Speaking about his role on the pitch, the midfielder once again spoke of the surprising role he played in the team “A defensive midfielder is a position where you have to be good in defense and good in attack. Left or right, whether you attack fast or slow. I need to bring calm to the team. It’s been a great year for me. I didn’t expect to get the numbers I gave. And I just wanted to stay. If I stay on the bench it’s good. I hope we can do another season like this,” he said.