A special visit…

A Thursday morning that was marked by the visit from the former Benfica player, who made his entire youth training path at the Eagles, João Cancelo, to his new B team coach, Bruno Lage… his old acquaintance and one of his first mentor in Seixal.

With both starting new stage of their respective careers, the current Juventus player made a point of returning to Caixa Futebol Campus and exchange some words and wishes of good luck with the new coach of Benfica's B team, on a visit where the complicity between both was visible.

I should be remembered that Bruno Lage worked with João Cancelo's generation (1994), in two moments: first in the U-15 team, in the 2008/09 season, and after in the U-17 team, in 2010/11. Two years that resulted in two national titles for the full-back and the current coach of Benfica's B team.

Coming from Barreirense, João Cancelo represented Benfica for 6 seasons (from the youth teams to the first team) before moving to Valencia, in 2014/15. Last season, he played in the Italian Serie A, at Inter Milan and recently transferred to Juventus where he will play in 2018/19.

Text: Márcia Dores

Pics: SL Benfica