ESPN spoke with Tiquinho Soares, a Brazilian player who passed through Porto, where he met the great talent of the Mexican
“Corona has 150 games and has won titles. Of course he is a historic player from Porto, like everyone else. Let me say that Cristiano [Ronaldo] He would play for our team, but Corona will not be out. “
The words of the Portuguese coach, Sergio Conceição, in an interview before the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League with Juventus, they may seem exaggerated.
But those who acted with the Mexican can attest that compliments are not just compliments.
“Corona is a magician, he’s very good. He does things that leave his mouth. Out of nowhere, he makes a move and dribbles four players simultaneously. He’s one of the best I’ve ever played with. You’re amazed at what he does on the field,” he said. said striker Tiquinho Soares, a former Porto player for ESPN.com.
It started in Rayados from Monterrey, Where Jesus Manuel Corona grew up with professionals at the age of 17.
In the first seasons in the team he received the nickname “TecatitoNot to “advertise” the famous Corona brewery, the main competitor of the Tecate brand, which belongs to the same owner in Monterrey and sponsors the Mexican club.
He’s a Ronaldinho fan
In 2012, he helped Monterrey won the CONCACAF Champions League and stood out in the Club World Cup. The striker scored a goal in his debut during the victory Ulsan Hyundai-COR, he tormented Chelsea in the semi-finals that Rayados lost to the Londoners and shook the net again to take third place against Al Ahly-EGI.
After being sold in August 2013 to Twente in the Netherlands, where it remained for two seasons, Corona arrived in Porto for 10 million euros.
Since then, he has become one of the great references of the Blue and White team.
Two-time Portuguese champion and winner of the Portuguese Cup, the Mexican is one of the most beloved players by fans.
“He has an unparalleled ability, he can do things that look like a Brazilian player. He has a lot of class and he seems to play in a suit. On the first day you are already impressed by his football,” said Tiquinho.
The Brazilian says he has a lot in common with coronal, his former roommate in social gatherings in porto.
“Because he’s Mexican, we talk and coincide a lot because of soap operas and ‘Chavo del 8’. He liked Ronaldinho Gaúcho, he wasn’t anyone else. And who’s not a Gaúcho fan?”
Voted the best player of the Portuguese Championship last season, Corona is valued at 30 million euros and his name has been in the orbits of clubs such as Chelsea, Wolverhampton and Sevilla.