With Gianluigi Buffon in the market and looking for a “crazy and seductive” show to continue his career at the age of 43, Bellinens wasted no time and called on the seasoned Italian goalkeeper to continue playing with Restelo Blues. On the official page, the Lisbon club sent a letter to Buffon, trying to lure the regent to come to Portugal.

“We heard that you are looking for a new challenge and waiting for a crazy proposal, so we present this irresistible hypothesis: What about coming to Lisbon to help us quickly return to our place in the Portuguese league? You have known us since 2004 [Europeu]When I trained daily with the Italian national team at Estadio do Restelo, one of the most beautiful stadiums around. I’m sure you didn’t forget the view over the Tagus River. (…)

We are one of the five Portuguese clubs that have already won the national championship (4 times) and we also have 3 cups in the museum, in addition to Real Madrid’s invitation to open the Santiago Bernabeu, ”read the message. Regarding the decade itself, humor was not absent.

“In the contract we will include an annual entry pass to the MAAT Museum and tickets to the Coach Museum, Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Belém Tower and Jerónimos Monastery, as well as six Pastéis de Belém per week, something that you will definitely appreciate in your diet.