Lucas Miranda follows father’s path, called up by Brazil U15 | OneFootball

Defender called up to represent Brazil once again (Photo: Disclosure)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

Like father, like son. Lucas Miranda continues to follow in the footsteps of his father, a defender who made his mark at São Paulo and became a club idol in the 2000s.

Also a defender, Lucas Miranda was called up this Friday (5) by the Brazilian U-15 National Team to compete in the Conmebol Liga Evolución, from September 26 to October 6, in Asunción, Paraguay. Before the tournament, the athletes will have a training period in Palmas, Tocantins, from September 11 to 22.

Last July, the defender who stands out in the tricolor base had already been called up for a friendly tournament and pleased, acting as a starter in Brazil's tests.

“Glory to God for another call up. Let's always go for more, Brazil,” posted the 15-year-old on his social networks celebrating another call to the national team. And the proud father could not be left out.

“Congratulations son, you deserve it,” commented daddy Miranda, proud of his son. The former defender played more than 50 games for the Brazilian National Team, winning the Confederations Cup in 2009, the Copa America in 2019, as well as having played in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. At São Paulo, he was a three-time Brazilian champion between 2006 and 08, as well as a state champion in 2021.

The activities of the U-15 team in Palmas will be at the Football Development Center, recently inaugurated by the CBF. In the capital of Tocantins, the team will play a friendly on the 13th, against the Gold Team of Tocantins. Then, on the 20th, they will have a training match with the U-15 team of Goiás at the Development Center.

The location was chosen for the training because it has a synthetic grass field, the surface on which the competition will be played, at the CARDIF Training Center, in the Paraguayan capital.

Brazil debuts in the tournament on September 26, against Peru. Then, in the group stage, they will face Ecuador, on the 28th, Colombia, on October 2, and Venezuela, on October 4.

LEARNING FROM THE FATHER

Lucas Miranda carries many characteristics of his father. Left-footed, tall and strong, he was the captain of the U-14 Tricolor in the conquest of the São Paulo Championship in 2023. He has been in Cotia, where he chose to live, since he was 11 years old.

In an interview last month given to the CBF, young Lucas talked about his love for football from an early age and the influence his father had from the beginning.

“I used to play alone in the living room. But I always followed my father playing and his interaction with his teammates. Then, I developed a great love for football. Wherever I went, I took a ball. Even today he gives me tips after each game, it has been like this, we review it on TV and he makes observations,” revealed Lucas Miranda.

“He advises about positioning, what was the best alternative, like, you don't need to jump for that ball, you had to go harder on this other one, and so on. He taught (to dribble) and still teaches today. He says you don't need to clear the ball all the time”.

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