Sporting’s Champions League debut with brother of fans’ villain | OneFootball

Sporting is already preparing for its debut in the UEFA Youth League, the junior Champions League, where it will face Kairat Almaty's team. Among the various young players who are in the squad is Paulo Simão, brother of Rafael Leão.

On the morning of last Wednesday, the Alvalade Club began preparations for the match against the Kazakhstan team with a set of players from the juniors, under-23, and team B. In addition to the younger brother of the Milan player, there were also Flávio Gonçalves, Eduardo Felicíssimo, and Rafael Camacho.

Paulo Simão has indeed shown signs of quality in the green and white universe. Representing Sporting's junior team, the 16-year-old midfielder has already completed six games, even scoring, in the 2-0 victory over Torreense, on August 30th.

It's worth remembering the sentiment that Sporting fans have for his brother, Rafael Leão. Seen as one of the biggest promises to come out of the academy, the player took advantage of the events of the invasion at the Alcochete Academy to terminate his contract with the Club, despite not being one of the targets of the attack. The forward ended up heading to Lille.

Sporting will make its debut in the new edition of the UEFA Youth League against Kairat Almaty. The lions have a match scheduled for this Wednesday, September 18, at 1pm, at the Football City - as renovations are being made to the turf at Aurélio Pereira Stadium- in Oeiras.

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