The thunderous debut of the new nugget Rodrigo Mora panics FC Porto

Portugal often has the habit of releasing new cracks every year since its championship. Whether they come from Sporting CP, Benfica or even FC Porto, Portuguese gems are frequently closely scrutinized and are generally exported for amazing checks. This year, new Portuguese talents are no exception to the rule. While Geovany Quenda shines with Sporting and Tomas Araujo continues to panic his courtiers with his excellent performances with Benfica, Rodrigo Mora is gaining more and more weight with Porto. Only 17 years old, the attacking midfielder has literally exploded in recent weeks with the Dragoes.

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A young prospect who had been closely scrutinized for many years in the club's youth teams, Mora became the youngest player in history to play in Liga II with the FCP reserve team. Finally, his incorporation into the professional group will not be long in coming. Author of seven goals in nine matches last season with the young Porto in the Youth League, the Portuguese Espoirs international (2 caps) tasted his first minutes with the blue and white jersey this season. After playing 21 minutes against Bodo Glimt at the end of September in the Europa League, Mora set foot on the pitches of the Portuguese championship for the first time against Arouca the following weekend.

Everyone is a fan of Rodrigo Mora at Porto

Continuing and becoming a credible member of Vitor Bruno's rotation, the native of Custóias has gained momentum. And to reward this takeover, the teenager was entitled to his first start this Saturday against Moreirense. Lined up in support of Samu Omorodion, Porto's number 86 delivered an entry caviar to the Spanish-Nigerian striker for the opener. Precise in his shots and not hesitating to take the right risk when necessary, Mora shone and burst the screen. In order to complete this very successful first tenure, the young midfielder scored the first goal of his career. Impactful, the right-hander showed a certain resilience to take it three times before scoring this goal which will remain unforgettable. Hailed by his teammates, the young Rodrigo Mora was also entitled to praise from his coach Vitor Bruno at the end of the meeting:

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“We cannot ignore that this is a jump to a much higher level of competition. The greatest joy of a coach is to see a player evolve, because at this level, you have to think faster, you solve a problem and you have another to solve. At a big club, growth has to happen with the ball and he is doing well, but there are still things to sort out when it comes to working without the ball. In training, a team like FC Porto spends 90% of their time attacking and must learn not to do so. He positioned himself very well. He was better in the second half, as we saw on the second goal, with the ball passing from one side to the other. Mora must not forget that he played in place of a player who, for me, had a fantastic performance in the previous match, Namaso. Adopted by his coach, the 17-year-old star is also adopted by his teammates, like Samu Omorodion. In addition to a certain technical complicity displayed on the field, the two men seem close off it and the former Atlético de Madrid scorer was keen to salute the XXL performance of the man he calls his brother. In short, everything is going well for Rodrigo Mora at FC Porto.