Shone at Sporting – Kairat knock out António Silva and former Benfica man | OneFootball

Last night, Sporting hosted Kairat for the Champions League, where they won 4-1. One of the goals scored by the Lions was marked by Geovany Quenda, who wrote his name in the history of the prestigious competition, leaving behind two well-known names from Benfica and the red formation.

In the 68th minute, the under-21 international scored the fourth goal of the match, marking his first goal in the Champions League. By doing so, Sporting's number 7 became the second youngest player to score, surpassing names like António Silva and Gonçalo Guedes, athletes trained in Seixal.

At 18 years, four months, and 20 days old, the young Lion propelled himself to the second position in the ranking, only behind another player who also shone with Benfica's Sacred Mantle. That player is António Simões, a Benfica legend who, in the 1961/62 season, scored his first goal in the now-defunct European Cup, at just 18 years, three months, and eight days old.

Behind António Simões and Geovany Quenda, the ranking is completed with the presence of António Silva and Gonçalo Guedes. The current Real Sociedad forward appears in third place, when in the 2015/16 season, he made his scoring debut at 18 years, 10 months, and two days old.

Meanwhile, the number 4 of the Reds, who participated in José Mourinho's first training session, scored his first debut goal in the Champions League during his debut season in the main squad, under Roger Schmidt's orders. At the time, the young central defender was 18 years, 11 months, and 26 days old.

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