Bad news for Beşiktaş from Rafa Silva! 2 million Euros evaporated
With Benfica finishing 3rd in the Portuguese league, Beşiktaş's bonus clause from Rafa Silva's sales contract did not materialize.
Benfica beat Estoril 3-1 in the last week to finish undefeated in 3rd place in the Portuguese League, but failed to qualify for the Champions League. Rafa Silva, who transferred from Beşiktaş to Benfica for 5 million euros at half-time, scored his team's 3rd goal in this match.
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BONUS POSSIBILITY DID NOT MATERIALIZE
Despite this win, Benfica, whose ranking did not change, finished the league in 3rd place with 80 points. In Portugal, where Porto became the champion with 88 points, Sporting took the second place with 82 points. Benfica's failure to qualify for the Champions League by finishing outside the top two has also hurt Beşiktaş financially.
Entering the last 3 weeks in 2nd place, Benfica had fallen behind Sporting after draws against Famalicao and Braga. Although the red and white team beat Estoril 3-1 in last week's match last night, Sporting made no mistake against Gil Vicente and the standings remained unchanged.
WOULD HAVE EARNED 2 MILLION EUROS MORE
The Portuguese club, who will compete in the UEFA Europa League next season, signed Rafa Silva for a €5 million fee. If Benfica had managed to qualify for the Champions League, the black-and-white club would have received a 2 million euro bonus on Rafa Silva's sales contract.
