The private jet that transported Rafa from Istanbul to Portugal landed at Humberto Delgado Airport at 10:55 am, minutes after being diverted from Tires airfield, where it could not land due to strong winds. At around 11:40 am, the player's girlfriend, Cláudia Duarte, the businessman, João Araújo, and the dog, a Dobermann, discreetly crossed the airport's arrivals area and then left the airport facilities. A sign from Rafa Silva, who wanted to avoid contact with the reporting teams strategically placed in that area and also in the VIP area, nor see him. The striker, who is about to formalize his return to Benfica, arrived in Portugal... feinting.