Despite the telenovela starring Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal advance decisively in Qatar 2022. After the 6-1 against Switzerland, a record result for the round of 16 in the history of the World Cup, Bernard Silva talked to clarion Y Ole on the future of his team, who will meet the surprising Morocco in the quarter-finals e distributed praise for Argentina and Julián Álvarez. and also left a special wish for Lionel Messi in case both teams meet in the final on 18 December.
“I see Argentina very well. They started the match against Saudi Arabia, which was not good for Argentina, but the truth is that I see them as one of the favorites to win this competition”retained the exquisite midfielder’s Manchester Citywho played the five matches that Fernando Santos’ team has played so far in the competition, although against already classified South Korea he came on at the end.
In this sense, he was very complimentary of his teammate, Julián Álvarezwho scored twice in the tournament and established himself as a regular in Argentina. “I’m very happy for Juli (with the jack as a ye) because he’s a great guy and because he’s a great player. He surprised me a lot when he came to City because I didn’t know what I could expect from him. And good, I hope to see him in the final (laughs). But the truth is that I see Argentina as one of the favourites”observed Silva.
A curiosity: the skilful midfielder paraded in the mixed area of the Lusail Stadium with the same elegance with which he treads the playing field and answered questions in Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian. In all cases, with surprising fluidity.
In the end, Silva also distributed flowers to Messi, one of the great figures of the World Cup. Yup, Partly joking, partly true, he expressed his wishes if Portugal and Argentina reach the grand final in Lusail.
“Messi is Messi. He’s a player that people know what he can do. And we hope that if we play against him in the final, he doesn’t play or play very badly”He laughed again before continuing to the bus.
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Bernardo Silva, in addition to playing like the gods, stands out for his intelligence. And this Tuesday he was the protagonist of a curious moment in the celebration of Portugal’s first goal against Switzerland.
With all his team-mates celebrating off the pitch alongside Gonçalo Ramos, who finished the night with a hat-trick, the Manchester City star quickly returned to the pitch to stop the Swiss from restarting the match and going one-on-one with Diogo Costa.
Lusail, Qatar. Special delivery.
Source: Clarin
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