Sérgio Krithinas 'crazy' with eagle monster: "Makes Benfica believe"

Benfica beat Estoril 2-1 at the Estádio da Luz in a fourth-round Liga match. João Palhinha made his debut for the club still in the first half, coming on as a substitute for the injured Enzo Barrenechea. Sérgio Krithinas, executive director of newspaper Record, wrote in his column that the midfielder's immediate impact was enough to make the fans believe, despite the team's problems. In the journalist's opinion, the game was similar to previous ones, with too much wastefulness in attack and excessive defensive vulnerabilities. The victory cements the good impressions from the start of the season at home. Palhinha was called into action earlier than expected, but gave an idea of how influential he could be in coach Marco Silva's plans.