Sporting midfielder yet to feature may start v Paços de Ferreira | OneFootball

Rayan Lucas may deserve an opportunity from Rui Borges in the match between Paços de Ferreira and Sporting. Although he has not yet made his debut for the first team, the 20-year-old player has already been called up for three matches (Porto, Famalicão, and Kairat) and is on the verge of earning his first minutes for the Lions.

If the cup match is 'under control' for the green and whites, it is very likely that the Brazilian will fulfill his dream of playing for a major European club. With Sporting’s tight schedule, if he performs well in the test, the 20-year-old midfielder could become a good rotation option.

It’s worth remembering that the youngster was loaned by Flamengo at the start of the season, however, he can be signed permanently by Sporting, as soon as the Lions exercise their purchase option, which can be activated with the payment of 4 million euros. With no final decision made yet, the youngster is encouraging that possibility.

Rayan Lucas has impressed Rui Borges in these first months of work at Sporting, as our newspaper previously reported, exclusively. The player arrived at Alcochete to develop and grow with the B team, but his promising performances may earn him a debut for the first team in the near future.

At the start of this season, Rayan Lucas has already played four matches for Sporting’s B team, always as a starter. In total, he has already accumulated 304 minutes under the guidance of João Gião. The Brazilian midfielder has also already been called up for first-team commitments, but ended the matches as an unused substitute.

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