Rafael Leão recalls swapping Benfica for Sporting, admits he was angry | OneFootball

Rafael Leão looked back on his early steps in football to recall a significant episode from his childhood, at a time when he ended up switching from Benfica to Sporting. The Milan forward spoke about the topic in an interview with the CBS Sports program Kickin’It.

"I started late, at 7 or 8 years old. Before signing with Sporting, I had already signed with Benfica. At the time, my father couldn't take me because he didn't have a car. Benfica offered to pick me up after school. I was a Benfica fan at the time. But what was promised to me was not fulfilled," the Portuguese international began to recall, admitting he was "upset" with the club.

"So, I signed with Sporting. When you're a child, you just want to play football, and when you're a fan, you want to play for that club. I was angry. Life led me to the rival, Sporting came along, and that's how it all started," added the Portuguese international.

It's worth noting that, in the same interview, the former Sporting forward also talked about how he 'managed' to make the viral meeting between Cristiano Ronaldo and IShowSpeed happen: “When the game ended, I drove through the garage and we ended up talking. He never asked me about Cristiano, but Ronaldo's car showed up and I told him: ‘let me try’. Even because I wasn't sure.”

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