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In his youth (Gonçalo/Casillas)

In his youth

Gonçalo still can't believe that he has the opportunity to play with a football legend like Iker Casillas, he would never have dreamed of that, even in his childhood, at the training center with all the others. Gonça is lucky, a lot, to be able to learn with him, well, it's not every day that you can train with such a particular goalkeeper. He could only remain a youngster in his eyes, he remains proud to be able to play with him when he finds himself on the field. He never thought he would come to play in Portugal, in Porto, or that they would eventually meet. Gonçalo feels like an excited child every time he sees him.

But for the moment, Gonça is participating in the Euro U21 in France, and he must concentrate a minimum to show that he has deserved to be selected. They reach the final of the competition, it's just not as easy as it looks compared to the times he watches his elders play, it's sure it would have been easier with Cristiano Ronaldo in the team, but he already rubs shoulders with a legend, he doesn't ask for more. They lose in the final, and Gonçalo has a hard time knowing if he must keep a minimum of pride to have arrived there, he didn't manage to win his team... Paciencia. Gonçalo would like to be as gifted as his father, to be able to succeed as much as him, but he surely hasn't yet reached his talent... For the moment, Gonça only needs comfort, otherwise he knows that he will be sad for a moment. He looks at his phone, to check that his parents haven't sent him anything, only to find that Iker has sent him a message of support.

''Hey kid, I know it must be hard for you to have lost at this level of the competition, but I promise you that everything will be better once you come back to Portugal, we will comfort you, the others and me.''

Gonçalo feels his heart beat faster in his chest. He's in love (?)

The End