The coach of the Brazilian soccer team, Adenor Leonardo Bachi “Tite”, denied on Monday the information that circulated in local media about his possible arrival at English Arsenal, after his participation in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
“About the information given during the broadcast of the Globo network, my feeling is very sad and I get sad because information is passed to the public that is a lie,” Tite said at a press conference prior to the last match of the South American qualifying round. against Bolivia.
“I tell people who identify with me to be calm, because Tite has a personal attitude that values his professional activity and knows of the responsibility with the Brazilian team,” he asserted.
On Thursday, during the television broadcast of the match in which Brazil defeated Chile 4-0 at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, information circulated that the coach had already had an approach with representatives of the London club.
“I apologize to Arsenal, but that information did not come from us and there is absolutely nothing. At a time of such great ‘fake news’, information that is not true makes me sad and I hope that this is corrected, because recant enlarges,” he said.
“My family can rest easy because I have dignity and great respect for the Brazilian team,” he said. On the other hand, when asked if the presidential elections in October in Brazil, which will be held in a polarized context, could affect the final stretch of preparation for the World Cup, Tite stated that this is an aspect that the CBF will monitor. .
“I know that the soccer aspect is somehow linked and inserted in the social and political context as well, but that institutional aspect is with the CBF (Brazilian Soccer Confederation),” he commented.
Brazil will visit Bolivia in La Paz on Tuesday in a match to fulfill the calendar, already qualified for the World Cup in advance from previous days and with first place practically assured, while the homeowners, eliminated, will say goodbye to their fans.
One day from closing, Brazil leads the South American tie with 42 points, 4 over Argentina -although a match is pending on the schedule between both teams-, while Bolivia is third from last with 15 units. La Canarinha trained this Monday at Granja Comary, sports headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) in the mountain city of Teresópolis, and the team will travel to Santa Cruz De la Sierra at the end of the day, where it will spend the night and stay until Tuesday, when he will travel to La Paz.
Goalkeeper Santos, from Athletico Paranaense and summoned at the last minute to replace Wéverton, who suffered during training on Sunday, will appear at the Rio de Janeiro airport and will embark with the rest of the delegation to Bolivian territory.
EFE
