With only one match left, A BOLA invited readers to choose the player who surprised them the most throughout the competition. At a time when Porto have won their 30th title and Gil Vicente has achieved an unparalleled presence in European competitions, there are several players who in August 2021 have achieved a status few predicted.
At the Dragons, Diogo Costa stole the title from Marquesin and confirmation at the Dragão Stadium saw Fernando Santos hand him a national team goal in important 2022 World Cup play-off games, also joined by Vitinha back from Wolverhampton ” to become the maestro of midfield Sergio Conceição. Finally, Luis Diaz. The best player in recent Copa America, the Colombian led the Blues with 14 goals in the first half of the season, earning him a €45m transfer to Liverpool.
After a season in which he had already shown good results, Darwin Nunez became the top scorer in the championship. The Benfica striker enters the final round with 26 goals, six more than Taremi, and has set his sights on Bola de Prata. Next to him was Gonzalo Ramos, who conquered space and finished the season in the Eagles’ starting lineup.
Pablo Sarabia moved to Sporting on loan from PSG and became the Lions’ top scorer. With a fatal left foot strike, he scored 14 goals in 28 league matches. Farther back, Matheus Reis solidified as Ruben Amorim’s bet, either to the left of the central trio or on the left side of the defense.
Coming out of the top three, there were also some surprises. Ricardo Horta (who equaled Manuel Laranjo as SC Braga’s all-time leading scorer) and Vitinha (replaced by Abel Ruiz) became figures at Braga; Fran Navarro, who scored 16 goals, and Samuel Lino, who scored 12, were the attacking engines of European Gilles Vicente; Petar Musa has scored ten goals for Boavista and is close to signing with Benfica.
Voting is closed, see the final result below. Thanks to everyone who participated and commented.
