Richard Ríos "removed the salt" with a great goal in Atlético vs Benfica in the Portuguese Cup

Benfica visited Atlético Clube to define the classification to the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup and broke zero thanks to a head goal by Richard Ríos, who scored for the first time in Las Águilas.

The Colombian had been irregular since his arrival in Portugal and was even a substitute in some games with Mourinho, who recognized that he had to bring out the best version of the Colombian.

In this fourth round match, Benfica couldn’t find the paths to defeat a lesser caliber team and the answers came from Ríos’ head.

The midfielder entered for the second half and was decisive in leading to the victory. In the 73rd minute, following a corner kick, Ríos hit a lethal header that stung and crossed the goal, impossible for the goalkeeper.

As soon as he scored, he went to the corner and He made the gesture of ‘getting rid of the salt’ after the group celebration with his colleagues.

This was the Ríos’ first goal in Portugalwhich can begin to take off and begin a new path in the Old Continent.