Why can't I pass lambda inline into try-with-resources

Help me understand why the following code doesn’t compile. AutoCloseable is a single abstract method interface and I am able to assign it to lambda expression, just not in try-with-resources context:

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try (AutoCloseable test = () -> System.out.println("Closing")) {}
  }
}

I’m getting following compilation error and trying to wrap my head around – why?

error: unreported exception Exception; must be caught or declared to
be thrown

exception thrown from implicit call to close() on resource
variable ‘test’

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