Antonio Silva made a mistake in Portugal’s 2 goals
In the group stage of EURO 2024 , Antonio Silva had 2 appearances on the field. Specifically, in the 3-0 victory over Türkiye, the 20-year-old player was put on the field to replace veteran Pepe in the 83rd minute but did not leave any significant mark.
In the match against Georgia, because Portugal officially had a ticket to continue, Silva was assigned to start the match by coach Roberto Martinez. In this match, the Benfica midfielder played quite poorly and had to leave the field to make way for Nelson Semedo in the 66th minute.
Silva was at fault for both of Portugal’s goals against Georgia. Photo: Getty.
Right in the 2nd minute of the match, Antonio Silva passed the ball straight to Georges Mikautadze’s position. The 23-year-old striker quickly made a delicate pass for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to enter the penalty area and easily beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa in a face-to-face position, opening the score for Georgia.
In the 55th minute, referee Sandro Scharer consulted VAR about Antonio Silva’s foul in the penalty area on Luka Lochoshvili a few minutes earlier. As a result, the 36-year-old “king in black” pointed to the penalty spot. On the 11m mark, Georges Mikautadze calmly beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa, doubling the gap for Georgia.
With his poor performance, Antonio Silva was given the lowest score of the match by Sofascore (6.2 points). After 2 appearances at EURO 2024, Silva made 1 tackle, won 1 aerial duel and 2.5 successful recoveries, made 1 error leading to a goal and 1 error leading to a penalty for the opponent. At the same time, he also lost the ball 7 times.
Almost certainly, Silva will not have the opportunity to compete for a starting position with Pepe and Ruben Dias in the match against Slovenia in the 1/8 round of EURO 2024 taking place in the early morning of July 2 (Vietnam time).
Silva is in the sights of MU and Liverpool. Photo: Getty.
A few things to know about Antonio Silva
Silva was born on October 30, 2003. In 2010, he joined Penalva do Castelo’s young player training facility. In 2016, this midfielder joined Benfica’s academy and was promoted to the first team in 2022.
Up to this point, Antonio Silva has made 94 appearances for Benfica and contributed 7 goals. The 20-year-old player’s achievements include winning 1 Portuguese championship and 1 Portuguese Super Cup.
In 2022, Antonio Silva was called up to the Portuguese national team for the first time by coach Fernando Santos and made his debut for the “Seleccao” in a friendly match against Nigeria on November 17, 2022. To date, Silva has made a total of 12 appearances for the national team.
Antonio Silva has a height of 1m87, is right-footed and is valued at 45 million euros by transfer site Transfermarkt. Currently, players on the Benfica payroll are being sought after by MU and Liverpool.
