‘Novo Cafu’: newspaper presents Brazilian competition in Europe

This Monday (6), the Spanish newspaper To the “presented” to Europeans one of the most coveted jewels in Brazilian football: the right-back Pedro Lima17 years old, from Sport.

The player of Brazilian Team under-17 was called “heir of Cafu” by the Madrid daily, which revealed that he is being coveted by some of the biggest clubs on the “Old Continent”.

Depending on the vehicle, Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG It is Juventus have already shown official interest in the winger, as well as undisclosed clubs in the Premier League English.

“In Brazil, he is considered Cafu’s ‘heir’, due to the similar way he plays with the former world champion”, he highlighted.

“It is worth mentioning that Pedro is a permanent fixture in the Brazilian national team’s youth teams, alternating between under-17 and under-20. In the recent under-17 World Cup, he played practically the entire competition with ‘Canarinha’ in Indonesia until elimination against Argentina, in the quarter-finals”, he recalled.

The newspaper then cited Lima’s numbers in Sport this season (two goals and two assistance in 19 matches) and highlighted that it is practically ready to be tested in Europe.

“The young man is destined to be a reference in European football, due to his great technical quality and dribbling in short spaces, as well as his good handling of the ball, precision in crossing and strong shot on goal”, he praised.

“As for defensive aspects, Pedro Lima is a player with great physicality, which allows him to continually run down the flank. It is very difficult to beat him in terms of speed,” noted the daily.

Finally, the To the highlighted that the Lion’s revelation would fit very well at Real Madrid.

“The club white There is a big problem at right-back, because Carvajal is considered a player without a replacement for Carlo Ancelotti, who uses striker Lucas Vázquez or defender Nacho when the starter is not available”, he argued.

“With this, the Brazilian from Sport could be a name of interest for Madrid if the team looks for a good substitute for the wing”, he added.

In February of this year, Lima had his contract renewed until September 2027 with the Recife team.