In the series of the very talented Portuguese 3/4, you obviously know Rodrigo Marta. I must say that, on our website, we have talked to you about him almost as many times as he has hit the ball into the goal. Unveiled at the DAX last season thanks to 15 tries scored at the National, the player who has just celebrated his 24th birthday has, in the process, won a major World Cup and notably scored the winning try against Fiji, at the end of September.
Football. Portugal’s X-factor and national team’s top scorer, who is Rodrigo Marta?Then, if you read us regularly or follow the World Cup for “small” teams closely, the names of Geronimo Portela or Nuno Souza Guedes should not be unknown to you either. The fact remains that the man in the best form since the start of the season, in the Lusitanian side, is Rafael Costa Storti. Another Portuguese winger to have had his first touch alongside Marta in Lisbon.
world Cup. video. Wells was martyred thanks to his fiery support: remember the name Nuno Souza GuedesA boy who is not yet 23 years old, he has all the qualities of an established striker: speed, an excellent racket and, above all, a keen sense of purpose. The strength of Storti (1’83’, 85kg) also lies in his ability to play in all four corners of the pitch, his intelligence on the game and, in short, his ability to feel shots.
He’s an X-factor with tremendous finishing instincts. Stade Français did nothing wrong in recruiting him. If he hadn’t been injured last year, he would have a good shot at being named top scorer in Pro D2. – the old Portugal national team coach Patrice Lajesque told L’Equipe.
He may be less physical and powerful than Marta in a 1v1 match, yet he is as good a finisher as Portugal’s all-time top scorer (28 attempts in 36 international matches). If not more… Already composed of three impressive achievements during the World Cup with Wolves, it is in the ProD2 that the AS Béziers player has played every weekend since.
15 attempts in 17 matches in ProD2
After last half of the season was marred by a major injury but during which he stood out by scoring 10 tries in 12 matches, the player who also played for Uruguayan club Penarol in 2020 left on the same basis this season, with 5 tries scored in as many matches, including two braces. This brings his total to 15 achievements recorded in 17 Top 14 waiting room matches. During this period, only Nevers racer Christian Ambadiang is also in French professional rugby.
PROD2. Could Nevers, carried by his phenom Christian Ambadiang, be the surprise of these final stages?So much so that the French stadium, which signed him in 2021 and then immediately loaned him to Béziers due to a lack of space outside, wanted to bring him back to his homeland as soon as the World Cup returned. ASBH didn’t hear it that way and Costa Storte, who is thriving at this club that boasts 3 Portuguese internationals, stayed on.
video. Pro D2. Storti disgusted Pallison with this remarkable outward appearance of the foot
To make the supporters happy. Even if, at the end of his contract that expires in June 2024, the kid from 7 Hills City is certain to join a top 14 team next season. ““I wouldn’t be surprised to see him have a good top-14 career in the coming years.” said Patrice Laguesquet. If there is anyone who knows exactly the value of Portuguese players, it is him.
