Give him a chance: Lucca, 7th top U20 dribbler, out at São Paulo | OneFootball

The young Lucca quickly charmed when he moved up to São Paulo's professional team, with audacity and a lifesaving goal in the Libertadores. With the arrival of Hernán Crespo, who doesn't use many dribbling wingers in his game scheme, the Made in Cotia striker lost space and often goes back down to the under-20 team to maintain his game rhythm. He was listed again in the last game, but did not leave the bench.

However, the skilled tricolor striker appeared in the Top-10 list of under-20 players with the highest dribbling success rate in the world, according to a survey by the traditional research center CIES Football. Lucca stands out in 7th place, with an average of 3.34 successful dribbles per game.

CIES Football evaluated 66 leagues around the entire planet, which pointed out the Portuguese winger Geovany Quenda leading the ranking, with 5.02 successful dribbles.

Lucca was the last of the 'fantastic quartet' that won the Brazil Under-20 Cup and Copinha 2025 for Tricolor to be integrated into the professional team, in Zubeldía's emergency for a side striker at the time. And the boy showed he has star quality. He scored the team's tying goal in the final minutes against Libertad, ensuring São Paulo's qualification to the round of 16 of the Libertadores.

With the sales of the also young Lucas Ferreira and Henrique do Carmo in this last transfer window, Lucca may regain more space with Crespo to try to convince the Argentine that he deserves more chances.

Check out the top 10 under-20 dribblers in the world below:

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