Matheus França

França carries the ball through midfield with a change of direction that comes from years inside Brazilian academy football, looking to draw a defender in before releasing the ball at the last possible moment. He plays across several attacking positions rather than sticking to one, using his close control to escape tight areas that would trouble a more rigid attacker. He has already produced man of the match displays on some of the club's biggest cup occasions.

The question that follows França is whether that instinctive, improvised style can produce the same end product across a long, repetitive league season. Flair players built on individual skill sometimes struggle for consistency when matches become a grind rather than a showcase for a single moment of quality. Watch how involved he stays in games that never really open up. That patience usually separates a talented cup player from an every week starter.