Anísio Cabral trains with Juventus forward Lois Openda before Benfica pre-season | OneFootball

Anísio Cabral has been working alongside Juventus striker Lois Openda in Portugal ahead of reporting to Benfica for pre-season.

According to Glorioso 1904, the 18-year-old forward joined the Belgian international for finishing drills, and both shared footage of the sessions on social media. Openda has been in Portugal in recent days.

Cabral is due at Seixal on Thursday to begin pre-season under Marco Silva, and he already knows he will be in the first-team squad next season.

Openda, 26, is preparing to return to work with Juventus, who now hold his rights permanently after his spell at Leipzig. He scored only two goals for the Vecchia Signora last season.

Benfica return to work on 25 June, though several first-team players remain with their national sides at the World Cup. In that context, Marco Silva has assembled a larger group of youngsters for the opening days.

José Neto, Anísio Cabral and Daniel Banjaqui, under-17 world champions with first-team exposure, are expected to be involved. João Fonseca, Mauro Furtado, João Veloso, Rafael Quintas and Jaden Umeh should also get a chance to impress.

Source: Glorioso 1904