Despite being considered one of the best scorers in history, “O Fenómeno” has never won the top competitions in Europe and America.
The former football player Ronaldo Nazário, two-time world champion with the Brazilian team, said on Friday, in an ironic way, that he will give the two little fingers of his hands because he had the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League in the palmares.
“I would give my two rosettes here to have the two competitions,” Ronaldo confessed at an event promoted by Banco Santander on the occasion of the final Liberators, who will face Santos Yes Palm trees this Saturday at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
“I would have liked to win Libertadores with him cruise or Corinthians; and Champions League with Real Madrid or Inter Milan)“, plin.
Despite being considered one of the best scorers in history, “O Fenómeno” never won. Champions League even Liberators, top competitions of clubs in Europe and America, respectively.
Twice golden ball conquered the missing UEFA Cup (now Europa League) with Inter in 1998, but in Champions League did not reach the semifinals he reached in 2003, when real Madrid was eliminated by Juventus from Torino.
He didn’t pick up either Liberators’ Cup with cruise, which he left very young to go to Europe, nor with Corinthians, in the final stages of his sporting career glory.
“I participated in both competitions, it’s two incredible tournaments. Few players have won all the titles. I missed winning Liberators and Champions“she cries.
Ronaldo participated this Friday in an event organized by Banco Santander together with former players Marcos and Leo, on the eve of the end Liberators’ Cup what they will play Palm trees Yes 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 and said that “the possibilities are very open even more in the case of a one-game final”.
“I honestly don’t risk naming a favorite for the game,” he said.
ANECDOTE WITH CARLO ANCELOTTI
Also, Ronaldo He said that his nerves were “normal” on the eve of the final, but that he always managed to turn that pressure into an energy that helped him enter the game more motivated.
“But the most important thing is to study the game, which I didn’t do. They always gave me CDs, an information book and I didn’t see them,” the former player revealed.
Then he remembered an anecdote with the Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, when they both agreed on 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 there, with my forms, I said, ‘Look, I didn’t seen, I don’t know who I’m going to face, but they know who they’re going to face, “he said.
“But it is very important to study the game. It is important to do this because all sectors in the field have their responsibility,” he remarked.