Botafogo created a real feeling on Thursday against PSG on the second day of the Club World Cup. Despite the clear domination of the Parisians, who have indeed monopolized the ball, the Brazilians indeed won 1-0 thanks to a deviated strike from Igor Jesus and are now in a position of force to qualify for the knockout stages.
The Carioca camp obviously did not sulk its pleasure after this feat against the recent winner of the Champions League. “I am happy for Brazil, for Brazilian football, for Brazilian supporters … It is a day that makes me very proud. The winner of the Champions League and the Libertadores holder club were on the ground ”, This was delighted by Renato Paiva, the Portuguese coach of Botafogo.
But the happiest was undoubtedly John Textor, the owner of the Brazilian club. “PSG is the best team in the world. And they were probably the best team tonight, the American businessman nevertheless said. But we played with heart and maybe we wanted more tonight. It is a privilege for us to play against them in this format. To show that Brazilian teams can play football. We played as an English team today. We were a European team tonight. I am proud of them. »»
“We assume that the cowboy has won”
John Textor also paid tribute to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, his Parisian counterpart, with whom he has long maintained complicated relations. “Nasser did very important things, he said. The union we have is not false. There is a crisis in French football and it is important to be together. He is a man with a great knowledge of the game, in France and around. He has a good sense of humor, he liked my cowboy hat. I said to him, 'In real life, I never wear a cowboy hat'. Now we are together for the good of French football and we need it to happen like that. ”
Botafogo communicators were more scathing with the Parisian president. “The American dream”, Thus wrote Botafogo on X in legend of a montage of John Textor with his hat during the recent OL-PSG in Ligue 1. “We assume that the cowboy won. »»
