The Senegalese press reverberated with euphoria the victory of the national team over Brazil by 4 to 2 in a friendly in Lisbon.
“A five-star victory,” read the newspaper’s headline on Wednesday. of WalfQuotidienwhile the The Daily highlighted the feat of the “Lions of Teranga” as “historic”.
“The green and yellow company has found someone worthy”, enthused the The sun.
Commentators particularly highlighted the performance of striker Sadio Mané, who scored two goals in the match, after a difficult season at Bayern Munich and not playing in the 2022 World Cup due to injury.
The newspaper The voice of the people spoke of a “resurrection” of the player, who was second in the Golden Ball award last year, surpassed by Frenchman Karim Benzema.
At the post-match press conference, coach Aliou Cissé said he was “very proud of this great performance”.
Cissé hopes that the team can maintain the level in games against other great teams, but without losing caution.
“Brazil is still Brazil, we can’t exaggerate. It was a friendly match”, emphasized the coach, trying to keep his feet on the ground.
Despite the unofficial character of the match, the president of Senegal, Macky Sall, celebrated the victory on Twitter: “Above Brazil!”.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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