Jeriel de Santis is practically unknown in Portuguese football, but he was decisive in Boavista’s draw against Tondela (1-1), scoring a goal that saved the chess players from defeat and allowed them to win a precious point.
A 19-year-old forward, the Venezuelan arrived at Bessa last season from Caracas, one of the main clubs in his country. He started with the under-23s from Boavista and scored four goals in 11 games, which earned him the frequent call to work with the main team, for which he managed to make three appearances, all of them in just a few minutes on the field.
With the end of the second team of Boavista, the future of Jeriel De Santis would include inclusion in the main squad, where he would have a secondary role, due to the greater experience and weight of direct competitors. At a time when the chess players did not have all the available reinforcements, due to problems with their registrations, the young spearhead was called up by João Pedro Sousa and even scored one of the goals in the victory (3-0) over P. Ferreira, on the 2nd round. However, the end of August brought new options to Bessa and De Santis was no longer part of the previous coach’s plans, leaving him guessing – he was very close to being transferred to Trofense.
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