Rafael Leão stays in touch with Sporting star, gives him plenty of advice | OneFootball

Rafael Leão keeps in touch with Paulo Simão, his brother who, in the UEFA Youth League match between Sporting and Marseille, scored the winning goal for the green and white team. This was revealed by the parents of the two players in an interview with the newspaper Record.

"I was very happy to see him take the field. It was really good, truly. It was very emotional (...) His brother Rafael [Leão] gives him a lot of advice, tells him to focus on what he truly loves, encouraging him to follow his own path," began the mother of the two players.

The uncle of Rafael Leão and Paulo Simão, who was also at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy to watch the Sporting - Marseille match, confirms this version: "Rafael often talks to Paulo on the phone and, when he comes to Lisbon, he spends time with him. Naturally, they talk about football."

Most of the advice, however, comes from the players' father, who recalled that it was Paulo Simão's debut in the competition: "Before the match, I gave him some encouragement. I told him to play as if it were his first and last game in the Youth League."

"It was a good debut. Scoring a goal right away was very positive," continued the father of Paulo Simão and Rafael Leão, who revealed that the player was "happy" and "joyful" at the end of the match, also explaining that "the father, mother, sister, and uncle are all to be congratulated."

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