Uruguayan international Darwin Núñez is the first striker to enter the best “eleven” of the 2021/22 edition of the I League, a competition in which he was crowned the top scorer, the Portuguese Football League (LPFP) reported today.
Darwin, who, meanwhile, was transferred to Liverpool for 75 million euros, plus 25 in variables, in an operation that could reach 100 million euros, is also the first player from Benfica’s last season to enter last season’s ideal eleven.
During the season, the Uruguayan striker scored 34 goals, 26 of them in the I League, which earned him the top scorer trophyahead of Iranian international Mehdi Taremi, national champion FC Porto, with 20 goals, and Ricardo Horta, with 19.
In addition to the 26 goals scored, the Uruguayan, who he was 11 times chosen man of the gameHe also registered four assists, throughout the 28 games in which he participated in the championship, in a total of 2,123 minutes.
Darwin’s choice joins eight other players: goalkeeper Diogo Costa (FC Porto), defenders Pepe and Mbemba (FC Porto) and Pedro Porro and Matheus Reis (Sporting), midfielders Vítor Ferreira and Otávio (FC Porto ) and Matheus Nunes (Sporting).
In the II League, the League also advanced with the ninth chosen of captains and coaches, this time Nigerian striker Savior Godwinwho contributed 10 goals and four assists in Casa Pia’s promotion to the top flight.
Previously, the body in charge of organizing the professional leagues had already indicated the names of goalkeeper Ricardo Batista (Casa Pia), defenders Vasco Fernandes (Casa Pia), Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave), Alexsandro (Desportivo de Chaves) and Leonardo Lelo ( Pia House). Pia), and the middleweights João Teixeira (Desportivo de Chaves), Guga (Rio Ave) and Diogo Pinto (Estrela da Amadora).
Source: Observadora
