Diego Costa attended ESPN Brasilduring the confinement in his house in Madrid. The Atletico striker spoke about Antonio Conte and the problems he had with him at Chelsea, when he first met Ronaldo ‘el Fenomeno’, about the horse placenta for the Champions League final, about Neymar and the Brazilian team. Lagarto’s talked about his preference for a Brazilian club, and ruled out his return to Brazil in the near future. ç
Meet Ronaldo ‘The Phenomenon’
“I had already seen Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, but the first time I met Ronaldo ‘El Fenomeno’ I felt something different. I realized that I felt admiration, passion for him. It was special, to see his body, how he was doing. ”
2014 Champions League Final
“There was a lot of talk about the subject of the horse placenta, which was a lie. That treatment was true, although while they put me on electroshock the doctor smoked two cigarettes. It was hard and very painful, so much so that when I ran afterwards I didn’t feel any type of Pain They were two hour sessions and then to the hotel. For me there was nothing else at the time other than the Champions League final. I did not think further, in the World Cup or the following, only in the Lisbon match. It was one of the saddest moments of my career. Just in the jump before jumping to the field I already noticed a cramp. I did not believe it. I tried to hold on but couldn’t continue and after 10 minutes I had to withdraw. I would have preferred not to play and leave room for another teammate, I had already done everything throughout the season“
Conte’s opinion
Ronaldo spoke clearly of Conte, with whom he agreed at Chelsea: “He and I had problems off the field, but he is really a good coach. I don’t hold a grudge, but to be a really important coach you have to change something on the human side of your training way. He is a suspicious type. I think a club like Real Madrid wouldn’t last a season. ”
Clarified what happened with Felipao
“I am privileged: I fulfilled my dream of playing for Brazil and I played for another great team that is the Spanish team. People speak today, but the first to criticize were from the Brazilian press itself. At the time I was called up with Brazil everyone asked who Diego Costa was. When I was in the national team, Felipao told me that I was the only Jorge Mendes player. What story is that? If he called me on business, I’m in the wrong place. ”
“The possibility for Spain arose, I accepted. How are you going to say no? Then when it came out that I accepted, they began to say that Felipao she loved me … You didn’t call me once, Then you say that I turned my back on the dreams of millions of Brazilians? For God’s sake, how am I going to turn my back on him? Why don’t you say you didn’t look for me? Why don’t you say you didn’t call me earlier? “
Brazilian club
“Wow, in the good times of Palmeiras there was no way. I liked Edmundo a lot in the time of Palmeiras. Evair … But I’m going to be very honest, before being a fan of Palmeiras I was supporting the Corinthians. Then Palmeiras came to a good phase and I became a palmeirense (laughs). It’s just that I liked Viola a lot before, “he assured.
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