Player to watch: Oscar
FROM a very tender age, hype has surrounded Oscar because of his extraordinary skills and potential.
When he then signed for Porto Alegre side Internacional in 2010 and quickly nailed down a first-team place, very few people were surprised.
The attacking midfielder went from promising youngster to pulling the strings for the senior Seleção Brasileira. That progression can be traced back to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia when Oscar struck all three goals in the 3-2 final win over Portugal, which led to him earning his first call-ups for the full national squad
When Germany overwhelmingly crushed Brazil hearts in that astonishing 7-1 semi-final win on Tuesday, Chelsea’s 22-year-old player was perhaps the solitary home player to console himself with a late goal.
Published in Dawn, July 11th, 2014