Florentino Perez was talking with Vinicius and Endrick at the conclusion of the match that faced Spain with Brazil (3-3) at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. “Well, we are waiting for you here“, the Madrid president said to the young Brazilian scorer, when on the scene Rodrygo burst in. Right behind the figure of a woman emerged, who listened attentively to the words of the Madrid top leader with a slight smile on his face. That woman was, is, Leila Pereirathe actual president of Palmeiras and a key figure at the moment in Brazilian football. Without going further, She was the first woman to lead the delegation brazilian men’s soccer, no less than against the teams of England and Spain in their respective countries. There it is nothing. They say that during the negotiations for Endrick’s transfer to Madrid, it was his serene and reflective disposition that channeled he definitive closure from the Brazilian pearl to the Chamartín entity…
And how president of Palmeiras, this attentive what It concerns your team. For this reason, and once the Bernabéu match was over, and after thanking the efforts made by the players of the Seleçao at the match (Militao included), He grabbed the young talent and took him to the Barajas Executive Terminal. There, in his private planeboth waited for two other players, Colombians, in their case, Murilo and Richard Rioswho had disputed another friendly in the Spanish capital, in his case in the Civitas Metropolitano, with Romaniato head towards Brazilian lands. The reason is the key match (semifinals of the Paulista Championship) of Palmeiras against Novorizontino that was played in the early morning –Spanish– from Thursday to Friday. Not satisfied with that, He brought in Gustavo Kaschel, Palmeiras’ physical trainer, so that the recovery work of the three could begin on the same plane.
In time for the game
The aircraft arrived in the early hours of Sao Paulo and all three arrived on time to get under the orders from Abel Ferreira. Now it will be coach Who decides if he has any of the three players or if, on the contrary, he leaves them on the bench. But it will not be because of President Leila Pereira. She does and will do everything possible to return to Palmeiras to the place he occupied in the mid-90s, when it had players like Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Edmundo, Amaral, Zinho, Freddy Rincón (his season in 1994 helped him sign for Naples) and Evair, among others, with Vanderlei Luxemburgo as coach. To remember the excellent meeting they played in the 1994 Bernabéu Trophy (3-2 white victory). From July, Endrick, another player trained at Palmeiras, will shine in the Madrid Coliseum…
