Loyalty Over Glory

Lisbon still sparkled with the memory of their triumph. The cup victory had turned the city into a carnival, 

  fireworks coloring the skies for days, songs of Afonso Duarte echoing through alleyways and plazas. 

  For weeks, the team basked in the glory. But football never lingered on the past. The moment one story 

  ended, another began. And theirs was about to take a leap onto the grandest stage yet.