Today, July 24, marks 11 years since Atlético-MG won the Copa Libertadores da América. And among the celebrations for the event, GaloCast, a sports podcast presented on YouTube, welcomed midfielder Bernard, who recently made his debut with the club and who was also present in the conquest of Eternal Glory. Among various subjects and memories […]
Today, July 24, marks 11 years since Atlético-MG won the Copa Libertadores da América. And among the celebrations for the event, GaloCast, a sports podcast presented on YouTube, welcomed midfielder Bernard, who recently made his debut with the club and who was also present in the conquest of Eternal Glory. Among various topics and memories of the player’s career, he revealed that he was unable to sleep on the eve of the decision against Olímpia, won on penalties, at the Mineirão.
“I used to be able to sleep until lunch on game days, games usually at 9:30 p.m., and then go back to my room and take a nap before the game. That was the only game until today that I was able to sleep,” he says. “Because it was really a huge responsibility. We had to turn the score from two to nil, as we did in the semifinals. It was a mix of emotions that was difficult to contain, difficult not to show others. Because, really, it was a date that was and has become very special for many,” he added.
Bernard also spoke about the tense atmosphere on the eve of the match. “There were those moments of tension. But we were confident in our qualities, in what we could do. But there is certainly the ‘what if’,” he said. But he stressed that the winning mentality in the dressing room was crucial to the feat. “We had a group that, with the confidence we had in each one, we managed not to think so much about ‘what if’
but yes, we can and we will. It was this mentality that we tried to transmit to each other. So that everyone can take this confidence from themselves, to put it on the field, to be able to reverse a score that, without a doubt, had started very difficult”, he added.
Source: Terra
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