The Swede turned out for The Eagles between 2013 and 2017 and shared a dressing room with the Brazilian stopper, who is seen as something of a club legend at the Estadio da Luz.
Luisao, who retired in 2018 after 15 years with the Portuguese giants, is Benfica’s longest-serving captain and no player – not even the great Eusebio – claimed more major trophies (20) with the Lisbon club.
While Luisao is his primary inspiration, Lindelof also name-checked two familiar names to Reds fans when running through those he modelled his game on.
“When great players like [Rio] Ferdinand and [Nemanja] Vidic play, you can really look at how they approach the game and what kind of decisions they,” said Victor.