Impossible, in fact, for Francisco, 23, and Rafael, 26, to miss this symbolic meeting, in a city which forged their friendship with the 23-year-old Portuguese left-back, who has become a brother, an accomplice. However, the trio was only a duo at the start. The first connection was made with Tilli, whom Mendes met at the Sporting training center in the mid-2010s. “We did everything together,” he recalls. We played a lot of PlayStation! I had to stop my career at 18 because of an injury, despite that we always kept this bond because Nuno is a very humble person, who always wants to help his people. »
