Manuel Fernandes’ son talks about his father’s health: “What feeds him is the hope of seeing Sporting become champions” – I Liga

Manuel Fernandes, former Sporting player and coach, legend of the Alvalade club, is experiencing serious health problems, and was honored by the lions in the draw at FC Porto, on Sunday.

The Leo players entered the field wearing a green and white shirt reminiscent of the times when Manuel Fernandes wore a lion on his chest, with the number nine on his back, the one that the former striker wore at the club.

Speaking to TSF, Tiago Fernandes, who in the past has managed Sporting for some games, on an interim basis, revealed that his father was touched by the gesture. “He saw the game, we watched the game alongside each other and it was another beautiful moment and a source of pride for him and to give him strength also at this stage, which is important for him to feel that history has built throughout his life in a A big club like Sporting was worth it,” he said.

“I have no doubt that it’s what fuels him at the moment. It’s the wait to see Sporting become champions. He’s eager for that to happen. For him, Sporting is everything, it’s the great love of his life, it’s what What does him is wake up in the morning and read the newspapers and understand what is going on around the club. I think that, what happened yesterday, was another source of pride for him and of emotion for him too. motivate and turn the situation around”, he added.

Manuel Fernandes scored 257 goals in 433 games in two spells at Sporting, in the 1970s and 1980s.