The Palmeiras coach, Abel Ferreira, invited Pep Guardiola on Friday to meet the Brazilian club in person, after the Manchester City coach’s lapse on which is the current Copa Libertadores champion.
“He invited him to watch the game and get to know Palmeiras,” the Portuguese coach joked at the press conference ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup final, in which they will face England’s Chelsea in Abu Dhabi. Ferreira reminded the Spanish coach that he even has a player raised in Palmeiras under him at City, alluding to Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesús, an international with Canarinha.
“And I tell him to be attentive because we have more (soccer players) and of great quality. As I know that he likes to meet new people and me too, it would be a pleasure to have lunch or dinner together one day,” suggested Sao’s coach Paul.
Ferreira thus responded to a question about the lapse that Guardiola recently had, who awarded the Libertadores champion band to the Argentine River Plate, instead of Palmeiras, winner of the last two editions of the American tournament.
The last time River Plate won the Libertadores was in 2018, when they defeated Boca Juniors, their closest rival, in the final. “The Europeans know South America very well (…) I have to say that I admire Guardiola a lot, I imagine he doesn’t have time as he is very focused on winning the Champions League because he is one of the best teams today,” he said. Ferrera.
Palmeiras, one of the most successful teams in Brazil, reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup after beating Egypt’s Al-Ahly 2-0, while Chelsea won a tight 0-1 win over Al-Ahly. saudi hilal.
EFE
