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.
“I invite you to watch the match 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 Chelsea in Abu Dhabi.
Ferreira reminded the Spanish coach that he even has a player raised at Palmeiras under his command 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. Since I know that he likes to meet new people and so do I, it would be a pleasure to have lunch or dinner together one day”, suggested the coach of the Sao Paulo team.
Ferreira thus responded to a question about the lapse that Guardiola recently had, who awarded the Libertadores champion band to River Plate, instead of Palmeiras, winner of the last two editions of the Conmebol tournament.
The last time River won the Libertadores was in 2018, when they defeated Boca Juniors, their closest rival, in Madrid in the final.
“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”, Ferreira stated.
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. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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