Benfica fans' imitate 'very lights in homage to Aurélio Pereira

This Sunday, some Benfica fans repeated the sounds of very lights in the minute of silence in honor of Aurélio Pereira, former head of Sporting's training department, who died on Tuesday at the age of 77. Before the start of Benfica-Arouca, at the Estádio da Luz, the minute of silence was disrespected, in an allusion to the pyrotechnic device that killed a Sporting fan in the 1996 Portuguese Cup final. The gesture was not well received by the re…

Applause followed from most of the remaining red supporters to silence the whistles.

Ronaldo bids farewell to Aurelio Pereira, his discoverer and Portuguese football legend Ronaldo bids farewell to Aurelio Pereira, his discoverer and Portuguese football legend Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo bid farewell to his discoverer Aurelio Pereira, one of the most prominent names in the history of Portuguese football, who died at the age of 77. Pereira is known as the man who discovered Ronaldo when he was 12 years old and playing for N…