Despite being considered one of the best scorers in history, ‘O Fenómeno’ has never won the best club competitions in Europe and America.
The ex-soccer player Ronaldo Nazário, two-time world champion with the Brazilian team, ironically said on Friday that he would give up the two little fingers of his hand for having the Copa Libertadores and Champions League to his palmares.
“I would give my two pinkies here for the two competitions,” Ronaldo confessed at an event promoted by Banco Santander on the occasion of the final of the Libertadores, which will be faced Santos Y Palm trees this Saturday at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
“I would have liked to win the Libertadores with him cruise or the Corinthians; and the Champions League with Real Madrid or Inter de Milan)“, full.
Despite being considered one of the greatest scorers in history, ‘O Fenómeno’ never won the Champions League not even Libertadores, top club competitions in Europe and America respectively.
The two times golden Ball overcame the extinct UEFA Cup (now Europa League) with Inter in 1998, but in the Champions League went no further than the semi-finals he reached in 2003, when the Real Madrid he was eliminated by Juventus from Turin.
Nor does he have the Liberators cup with cruise, with whom he left very young to go to Europe, nor with Corinthians, in the latter part of his glorious sports career.
“I participated in both competitions, they are two incredible tournaments. Few players have won all the titles. I have the Libertadores and the Champions“, regret.
Ronaldo participated in an event hosted by Banco Santander on Friday along with former players Marcos and Leo, on the eve of the end of the Liberators cup what will they play Palm trees Y Santos, the third in history among Brazilian teams.
Asked about his favorite for Saturday’s big decision, the former Brazilian striker did not want to get wet, saying that “the possibilities are very open and more so in the case of a one-match final.”
“To be honest, I don’t dare to call a favorite for the game,” he stressed.
ANECDOTE WITH CARLO ANCELOTTI
The same, Ronaldo He said the nerves are “normal” on the eve of the final, but that he always managed to turn that pressure into an energy that helped him get into the game more motivated.
“But the most important thing is to study the game, which I didn’t. They always gave CDs, a book of information and I didn’t see them,” the former player revealed.
It was then that he recalled an anecdote with the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, when they both agreed on the Milan between 2007 and 2008.
“On the day of the game, at breakfast, he (Ancelotti) asked me if I had seen the opponent’s CD and if I knew who I would be dealing with. And there, with my forms, I said to him. : ‘Look, I haven’t seen it, I don’t know who I’ll be dealing with, but they do know who they will be dealing with,’ ‘he said.
“But it is very important to study the game. It is important to do this because all sectors of the field have their responsibility,” he noted.