The Portuguese sports press was, of course, full of Sporting Lisbon’s amazing BL translation, the two biggest newspapers, A Bola and Record, discussed the events of Tuesday evening for long pages. In addition to the match between Sporting and the Norwegian Bodö/Glimt, the local press also covered the match between Braga and Fradi, both newspapers published two pages each on Wednesday afternoon’s Europa League round of 16.
Photo: Bence Klár – Origo
Do the Portuguese not know Fradi’s squad?
Both A Bola and Record highlighted that Braga is facing a difficult task, as Ferencváros took a two-goal advantage in Budapest, in the first match of the match. According to the Portuguese, the Hungarian team is an unpleasant opponent, and Braga only has a chance to win without mistakes and with extremely high-quality play. The city’s own newspaper, Correiro do Minho, is already dealing with the match on its front page, and has published a lengthy, four-page article about it.
Yes, but the newspaper made a huge mistake, because at the expected compilation of Fradi, they displayed a photo of a player who is no longer a member of the green and whites.
The paper managed to include the Brazilian Matheus Saldanha next to the tactical order, which is amazing.
Photo: Bence Klár – Origo
Saldanha is no longer a Fradi player
The 26-year-old Brazilian forward spent less than a year at Fradi, then transferred to the United Arab Emirates al-Wasl team in the summer of 2025, and since then he has changed clubs once more. The paper certainly confused Saldanha with Yussuf, who also wears jersey number 11, but he can no longer correct that mistake.
The Braga-Ferencváros match starts at 16:30 Hungarian time on Wednesday, Origo Sport reports on the match from the venue. The winner of the match between Greek Panathinaikos and Spanish Real Betis will play in the quarter-finals. Before the return match in Seville on Thursday, the Greek team leads 1-0 overall.
