Rafa elected the best of September in Liga NOS

Rafa Silva, forward of SL Benfica, was considered the best player in September by the GoalPoint platform. The Portuguese international obtained a 7.12 average rating (0-10 scale) in an evaluation held between round 5 and 7 of Liga NOS.

During this period in Liga NOS, playing against Gil Vicente, Moreirense and V. Setúbal, Rafa Silva completed 251 minutes and scored once. The benfiquista tried the dribble for 27 times, being successful in 13, and was the second player with the most dribble attempts per 90 minutes (9,8).

There was still a match where Rafa was particularly inspired and was even elected MVP (Most Valued Player). In Round 6 against Moreirense, Rafa opened the way to Benfica’s comeback with the equalizer, right before the winner bySeferovic.

In total, Rafa has 25 dribbles in 595 minutes, nine more than Jesús Corona. He still counts with two goals and an assist until this moment, is the third winger with the most actions in possession per 90 minutes (65,3), the seventh with more passes to conclusions (2,0) and the sixth in what concerns to interceptions (3,3).

Text: Márcia Dores 

Pics: SL Benfica