The new faces – Svilar to Rome: now from twelfth but with number 1 perspectives
A deputy for Roma, behind Rui Patricio, with the aim of being the owner of the future. The new 12th Giallorossi is Mile Svilar, which Romelu Lukaku held tightly in his mighty arms one day. The Belgian goalkeeper, or rather from a land that since the great hands of Jean-Marie Pfaff has given birth to great extreme defenders, made his debut in the Champions League: all eyes on him, considered the novel Thibaut Courtois. Except that, with the Benfica shirt, he made a sensational card that gave Manchester United the goal of the match. Lukaku, at the end of the game, on October 18, 2017, hugged him to console him. Svilar, from Antwerp, Serbian blood, then chose the national team of his father Ratko and from Portugal, despite that start from a tragedy, he never left.
From 2017 at Benfica, he who is a product of the Anderlecht youth sector, on the bench in the United one there was José Mourinho who finds himself in the Giallorossi. Speaking of meeting again, Svilar also embraces Tiago Pinto who presented him like this. “He is a player who symbolizes the quality of what we want to do in this project. He is a player who has a different path than the others. At Benfica we all agree that he is a great club. Everyone recognizes his in goal, like the team. speed and technique. We spent a lifetime together because his first season at Benfica was also mine, I wish him great good luck. “
First name Mile Svilar
Squad Rome
Origin Benfica
Nationality Serbia
Role Doorman
Age 22