As nicknames go, it is one of football’s most unusual. Luis de Barros Lopes’ father had it before him.
So, the kid growing up kicking a football in the parks of Lisbon also took on the sobriquet of Duk and, following his two goals against St Johnstone at the weekend to lift the gloom that had been hanging over the heads of him and his Aberdeen team-mates, who had gone six games without a win, he aims to turn it on in the Viaplay Cup semi-final against Rangers next Sunday.
The 22-year-old attacker, powerful and fast, gave the visitors a torrid time throughout and now has his sights set on making an impact in what he reckons is the most important game of his career as he considers putting in a call to his former Benfica B team-mate Jota, now starring with Celtic, to discuss how to unpick the Ibrox defence.
