Children of former player Paulo Assunção stand out in Portuguese football

the children of Paulo Assunçãoformer player who went through São Paulo, palm trees, Madrid’s athletic and other clubs in his career, are starting to gain prominence in Portuguese football. Even very young, João Assunçãoalready in the under-23 category, and Pedro Assunçãostill under-9, show that they have the talent to follow in their father’s footsteps.

João Assunção is one game away from being champion for Famalicão B in Portugal. The midfielder, who is Brazilian and played for Atletico Madrid in Spain, has been disputed by the Portuguese and Spanish teams, but his focus is on Brazilian Team. In his team, the player is considered a fundamental part and one of the great highlights.

According to the former defender of the Brazilian national team Luiz Pereirawith whom he was at Atletico Madrid: “João is a classic, he plays easily, he’s an ace”. With good performances this season, Paulo Assunção’s son, getting close to the moment of stabilizing in a professional team, is closely watched by Sporting It is Benfica.

Now, one of the highlights of the Harbor is Pedro Assunção. In addition to accumulating goals in Porto and Pedro Assunção has been following in the footsteps of his father and brothers, João and gustavo, from Famalicao. In the current season, in Porto’s under-9, Pedrinho has scored more than 40 goals.

About the youngest son, Paulo Assunção took the pressure off the boy and focused on the learning he can gain from this experience. “At this age, eight years old, expectations are that he will have fun learning and be happy doing what he likes. I see a lot of willingness to learn and he has a natural talent. If it continues like this, I see a bright future.”said the former player.

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