Despite being considered one of the best scorers in history, ‘O Fenomen’ never won the top club competitions in Europe and America.
the former footballer Ronaldo Nazário, Two-time world champion with the Brazilian national team, ironically stated on Friday that he would give the two little fingers of his hands to have the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League on his list.
“I would give my two little fingers here to have both competitions,” Ronaldo confessed at an event promoted by Banco Santander on the occasion of the final of the Liberators, Which will face Santos i Palm trees this Saturday at the Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
“I would have liked to win the Libertadores with the cruise ship or he Corinthians; and the Champions League with Real Madrid or Inter (Milan)“, He completed.
Despite being considered one of the best scorers in history, ‘O Fenomen’ never won the Champions League ni la Liberators, Top club competitions in Europe and America, respectively.
The two times Gold ball conquered the extinct UEFA Cup (ara Europa League) With Inter in 1998, but in the Champions League did not pass the semifinals he reached in 2003, when the Real Madrid was eliminated by Juventus of Turin.
Nor did he lift the Copa Liberators with cruise ship, To which he left very young to set course for Europe, nor with Corinthians, In the final stretch of his glorious sporting career.
“I took part in both competitions, they are two incredible tournaments. Few players won all the titles. I missed winning the Liberators and the Champions“He lamented.
Ronaldo participated this Friday in an event organized by Banco Santander together with the former players Marc and Leo, On the eve of the final of the Copa Liberators that they will play Palm trees i Santos, The third in history between Brazilian teams.
Asked about his favorite for Saturday’s big decision, the former Brazilian striker did not want to get wet and stated that “the possibilities are very open and more so as it is a one-match final”.
“I honestly don’t risk naming a favorite for the match,” he stressed.
ANECDOTA WITH CARLO ANCELOTTI
Likewise, Ronaldo he said that his nerves are “normal” on the eve of the final, but that he always managed to transform this pressure into an energy that served him to enter the match more motivated.
“But the most important thing is to study the game, which I didn’t do. They always gave CDs, a book with information and I didn’t see them,” the former player revealed.
That was when he remembered an anecdote with the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, When they both agreed on the Milan between 2007 and 2008.
“On the day of the match, at breakfast, he (Ancelotti) asked me if I had seen the opponent’s CD and if I knew who I was going to face. And here, with my forms, I told him, ‘Look, I didn’t see it, I don’t know who I’m going to face, but they do know who they’re going to face,’ “he said.
“But it is very important that one studies the party. It is important to do so because all sectors of the field have their responsibility,” he remarked.