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Diogo Jota was one of Portugal’s brightest football stars—until the world believed he died in a tragic accident.

But legends don’t fade. They are reborn.

Jota awakens in the body of a ten-year-old boy in a quiet rural village called Penedono. No lights. No stadium. No one knows who he truly is. As he struggles to adjust to a life of poverty, quiet streets, and schoolbooks, the instincts of the pitch still burn within him.

Alongside his loving mother and curious little sister Ana, Jota begins his journey again—from dirt fields and local tournaments to a dream that once shook the world. Quietly, patiently, he laces up a pair of old boots, ready to prove that greatness cannot be erased.

> He was once a legend. Now he’ll become one again.

Reincarnation of a Legend

A soft drizzle coated Benfica's academy ground that morning.

The sky was gray, and the air sharp, but the field still echoed with the sounds of boots, whistles, and determined voices. Winter clung to Lisbon like a wet blanket, and the early dew clung stubbornly to the grass.

Jota stood at the edge of the secondary pitch, red training jacket zipped to his chin. His hands were deep in his pockets, and each breath left behind a brief mist in the cold air.

But for Jota, no day here was "just" anything.

A few days after the Winter Showcase, everything changed faster than the weather.

More players started waking early to jog.

Some coaches stopped calling him "Dias" and started calling him "Captain."

A title that made his ears burn—but he never corrected them.

The biggest shift came when Coach Nuno handed him a slim packet of diagrams.

Chapter 10 – Deeper Steps