Alta de Lisboa buzzing as Benfica’s new star bursts onto the scene | OneFootball

Anísio Cabral once again showed his star quality at Estádio da Luz. The forward scored the winning goal (2-1) against Alverca, in a match counting for the 21st round of Liga Portugal Betclic. It was in the Alta de Lisboa neighborhood that the "boy" took his first steps in football.

"Anísio was a player who had great joy and that showed on the pitch. He was very creative and a natural finisher. That was just part of him. He would get the ball and, in two chances, he would score two goals," said Nuno Lemos, president of União Desportiva Alta de Lisboa, Anísio's first club, in an interview with A BOLA.

Pedro Araújo, coach of Alta's senior team, has known the U-17 world champion forward since he was very young and has no doubt he is the country's future. "I've known Anísio since he was very little. His brother was my player and he would show up at training and stay there with us. Since he lived nearby, we ended up following him and realized that his football development was incredible. And today he is what he is. Probably, the future of our National Team in the striker position", he said.

The president of the Lisbon club does not hide his admiration for the status Anísio Cabral has already achieved. "It is a great source of pride for me as president. It is a showcase for Alta de Lisboa to be recognized", he concluded.

This season, playing for Benfica, Anísio Cabral has been one of the great surprises of the red squad. So far, the 17-year-old Portuguese has already played three matches in Liga Portugal Betclic and, in the 19 minutes he was on the pitch, scored two goals with his head.

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