After PSG’s victory on Real Sociedad’s field (1-2), Tuesday evening in the Champions League, Daniel Riolo made a tackle on former Parisian Marco Verratti.
Even though he has no longer been a PSG player since last summer, Marco Verratti is still the subject of harsh criticism from Daniel Riolo. When analyzing Vitinha’s great performance during the Parisians’ Champions League round of 16 return against Real Sociedad (1-2), the famous editorialist could not help but make a tackle on Italian midfielder, who now plays for Qatari club Al-Arabi SC.
“In front of the defense, Vitinha does everything well. He has the technique, he brings out the balls, he goes quickly. Those who missed Verratti, I hope you saw Vitinha’s match and his matches since the start of the season. He does everything better. He was in the club replacing him. What Vitinha did was perfect, he’s a very good player. In front of the defense, that’s perhaps his place”launched Riolo on the airwaves of RMC Sport.
“We want even more”
After the match, Vitinha spoke in the mixed zone, notably displaying his great ambitions in the most prestigious European cup. “Everything is possible (in the Champions League, editor’s note), said the Portuguese midfielder. We’ve been saying that since the start of the season. It’s hard to get this far, but we want more. (…) Tonight, we had superiority in the middle, that was the key to the match. Real Sociedad are not as good without the ball as they are with it. »
As a reminder, Vitinha arrived in Paris from Porto during the summer of 2022, for just over 40 million euros. After a mixed first season under the Parisian colors, the Portuguese international is taking on another dimension under the orders of Luis Enrique. Since the start of the 2023-2024 financial year, the 24-year-old has played 34 matches, scoring 5 goals and 3 assists.
