Lucca shines in Copa do Brasil after dropping to under-20s | OneFootball

The forward Lucca “stepped down” to the under-20 team this week to strengthen the squad in the match against Operário AC-MS, for the first round of the Copa do Brasil in the category, and made a difference in the game, scoring one of the goals in the 8-0 victory in Cotia.

At just 18 years old, Lucca was promoted to the professional squad by Luis Zubeldía and scored a goal right in his debut for the team, preventing a loss to Libertad of Paraguay at Morumbis, during the Libertadores group stage.

Lucca’s first game as a professional couldn’t have been better. From then on, he began to receive more frequent opportunities, but ended up falling into obscurity with the dismissal of Zubeldía and the arrival of Hernán Crespo as head coach.

Without space under the Argentine coach, Lucca started to reinforce the under-20 team in some matches, but returned to the professional squad for the second leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals against LDU, coming on in the second half. He also played in the defeat to Ceará at Morumbis in the Brasileirão.

With few options for wingers who stand out for their dribbling and speed, Hernán Crespo has been racking his brain to find an attacking formation that brings good results to São Paulo. Lucca, however, could be an interesting solution to the tricolor’s attacking problems.

Currently, Crespo has Ferreirinha and Rigoni available for the wings, with Lucca running on the outside and looking to regain his status as São Paulo’s young prospect.

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