“My role as President of Sporting is to make him more like Maneis,” Frederico Varandas said Tuesday during a tribute to Manuel Fernandez, one of the Leonino club’s symbols and the player with the most games played (486) to the main division. The leader of the lions attended the striker’s tribute, which took place in Sarillos Grandes, the former footballer’s hometown, and ended with a game at the Juventude Sarillense pitch, where several national football glories such as Toni, António Oliveira were present. , Jordanov, Ricardo Quaresma, Daniel Carriso, Pedro Barbosa and Tonito and others. “Manel’s name is immortalized on door number 7 of the José Alvalade Stadium. It was another beautiful tribute to their country and Sporting should have been there. He is the second best scorer in the history of the club (257 goals from 1975 to 1988), a great captain, a symbol, a living legend of the club,” said the lion president. The ceremony was also attended by league president Pedro Proenza and vice president of the Portuguese Football Federation Humberto Coelho.