La Liga news

Oliveira hoping to make his mark

August 6, 2012
By Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent
Deportivo la Coruna's new forward Nelson Oliveira expects playing regularly in La Liga will help him develop as a player.

Oliveira, who turns 21 on Wednesday, made four substitute appearances for Portugal at Euro 2012, having been mostly used from the bench last season with Benfica. The striker now hopes that playing regularly over a season long loan spell in La Liga will bring his game on more quickly, but he feels under no pressure to provide instant results.

"I am young and ...

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