What is mystique? Texto Editora’s Portuguese language dictionary has several possible definitions, including this: “Entrepid, passionate adherence to a doctrine, an ideology, a club.” In football, mystique can be the 12th player, the one with infinite freshness in his legs, who plays with the desire of millions. What if mystique was also a player? In this case, the most recent example can only be one, João Neves, the young midfielder who launched Benfica to a miraculous turnaround in the derby and that, along the way, pulled the “eagle” back into the title discussion, removed the clouds of Light and gave his coach some space to breathe.
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2023-11-14 07:16:00
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