Portugal lit up the Euro Under-19 finals - scoring 17 goals in five games on their way to glory. So, which starlets should we keep an eye on?
As referee Juan Martinez Munuera whistled for full-time on Sunday in Helsinki after a 120 minute footballing epic, it was impossible not to feel that life had come full circle for Portugal’s Under-19 heroes.
The Iberians had just defeated Italy in a thrilling seven-goal classic in the European Championship final and, in doing so, this generation completed an unprecedented double having lifted the U-17 Euros two years earlier.
A lot can be written about the Portugal team’s success story in Finland, which came just one year after the squad had finished runners-up to England in Georgia.