Abel Ferreira, ‘proud to be the coach of Palmeiras’

The Palmeiras coach, the Portuguese Abel FerreiraHe said this Saturday that he feels “proud” of his team’s performancein spite of the 2–1 loss to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final played in the United Arab Emirates, which was defined in extra time with a penalty.

“We managed to overcome the individual quality that the other team has. We had courage, we managed to attack them and we managed to equalize (within 90 minutes). They’re details, I am a coach proud to be the coach of Palmeiras“, declared Ferreira at the end of the match played in Abu Dhabi.

Chelsea lost the final of the Club World Cup that was played in 2012 in Japan, precisely against Corinthians, Palmeiras’ main rival in the city of Sao Paulo.

This Saturday, with goals from Romelu Lukaku and German Kai Havertz, penalty validated by the VAR in the final minutes of extra time, the London team prevailed over the two-time champion of the Copa Libertadoreswhich discounted with Raphael Veiga.

The European champion thus conquered the orbital title in a balanced match.

“We knew it was a difficult game and that’s why we planned this game against Chelsea without talking about results, we did our job, We played well, we shot a lot and I’m proud of my team”, highlighted the Portuguese coach, who led the two-time Copa Libertadores championship (2020 and 2021).

“I don’t want to talk about the result, we lost, and we have to congratulate whoever won. Last year we know where we are (in fourth position) and this year we finished second. We lost to a great team, in a match detailsThat’s why I’m also very proud of my players”, concluded the Portuguese. (D)