Nuno Gomez: If I win the election at Benfica, it will create a stable environment for Mourinho and the team

On October 21, last Saturday, Benfica presidential candidate Joao Lopez brought many heavyweights in the campaign lineup, including former Benfica striker Nuno Gomez. As the candidate nominated to serve as Benfica's vice-president of football in the election, Nuno Gomez accepted an interview with the Portuguese media "El Ball". He said that if he wins the election at Benfica, his first step after taking office will be to meet with the head coach Mourinho.

Nuno Gomez said: "Our first move, without a doubt, is to sit down and talk with Mourinho to understand how we can help him and how we will help him to ensure that the team has the conditions to compete for the championship. Because Benfica is currently 4 points behind the leader Porto, the league is still very long, and I think the team is still fully capable of competing for the championship."

This meeting will have two main purposes: "The first is to understand the needs of the team; the second is to clarify our guidelines and, most importantly, create a stable environment for Mourinho and the team."

At the presentation held by Noronha Lopez in Porto, the issue of player development from the Cesar Youth Academy also became one of the focuses. Nuno Gomez pointed out that Benfica's youth training system has undeniable quality, but has not been fully utilized in recent years.

Nuno Gomez said: "Benfica's youth training has always been excellent. There are many outstanding talents working hard, but they may not have received the recognition they deserve."

While interacting with fans and taking photos, the forward was still smiling, which could not hide his popularity and influence among Benfica fans. Nuno Gomez said that what fans want to see most is a Benfica team with more players from their own youth training.

Nuno Gomez said: "Our philosophy is to pay more attention to this, and this will be one of our priorities. We have to create conditions to give youth players a real opportunity to continue to enter the first team. After all, as fans like to see most, Benfica's first team should have more players from the Cesar Academy."