Benfica pearl between three national teams: "He can play for Portugal, he always liked watching Cristiano Ronaldo videos"

Arthur Moraes stood out between the posts for Benfica and Roma, among other clubs, and his son is also beginning to make his mark in football, but in the striker position. Luca Moraes, fourteen years old and at Benfica for eight years, has already represented Italy and Brazil at youth level, and is also being monitored by Portugal.

Luca Moraes, who scored 43 goals in 33 games last season, for Benfica's under-15s and under-16s, was born in Lisbon and already has a Portuguese passport, and can be called up at any time.

In conversation with GloboEsporte, Arthur Moraes commented on his son's situation: "In Italy, they watched him for a while. In January, there was the call-up from the Italian national team, when he played an official match against Slovenia. In two games, he had the opportunity to score a goal. The Brazil national team had been watching. All the national teams, as far as we know, contacted Benfica to request material for more detailed observation. We had the joy, in February, of having the first call-up from the Brazil national team. A huge recognition of representing the Brazilian national team. He was super happy with the recognition of the work he has done in his eight years at Benfica. He can also play for Portugal. He already has the passport. The fact that he was born here did not give him Portuguese status. His document came through, and then he can play for the Portuguese national team," revealed the former goalkeeper of the Eagles.

Arthur Moraes spoke about his son's knack for goals and his idols and role models: "He always really liked watching videos of Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar. Always from midfield forward. And so, today he is a player with a somewhat more physically developed body type for his age, at 1,87 metres. A box player, intelligent, with a strong passing quality. He has a lot to improve in positioning, development, one-on-one. But what characterizes him most is his presence in the box and being a born finisher. Outside the box, he can play, he understands the game well. That is a bit of what characterizes him."