Lucas Leiva was adored by Liverpool fans during his 10 years at Anfield, but his return to the Boyhood Guild will mean even more to the Brazilian.
Now 35, the midfielder is hoping his hometown club will return to the Brazilian top division and he certainly helped by scoring his first goal.
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The man who only scored seven goals in 346 games for the Reds, has had a much better goalscoring return to his former club, scoring in his 11th start this season.
It was part of a 3-0 victory over Sport Recife and puts the Porto Alegre team in second place in Serie B, with only seven games remaining in the season.
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Hopefully our former No.21 can make a triumphant return home and help return his club to the highest level of Brazilian football.
You can see the video of Lucas’ goal through @Guild On twitter:
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— FBPA Guild (@Guild) September 20, 2022
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