Petar Djorjic, who has scored close to 800 goals since joining Benfica in 2019, does not go unnoticed on the pitch, and off the field, the left-back of the Benfica handball team has a tattoo canvas created by his brother on his skin. “Each of them has its own meaning,” the 32-year-old Serb assured A BOLA, claiming that he still has room to immortalize the moments lived in the service of the Luz emblem, which will debut this Wednesday World Handball Championship in Saudi Arabia.
One of the points of the conversation (you can read in full in digital) was about a friend Nola. “Novak Djokovic said he was from Benfica?! Of course, obviously, ”the handball player answered between laughter. “95% of people in Serbia love Benfica very much because it is a club with a history of Serbian football players. So with every Benfica game, Serbia became a Benfica player,” said Petar, who was happy to remember his friendship with the former world No. 1 tennis player.
“I met Novak in Serbia. He went to talk to an agent in the area where he has an apartment. I saw him on the street, went out, introduced himself as a handball player, and he replied that he knew me. We talked a little and exchanged contacts. In Serbia they made a big story out of it, but it’s nothing special, we wish each other good luck in the big races. For me, he is the greatest athlete of all time and I am honored to be able to exchange messages with him.”
