The night from Thursday to Friday probably offered us the biggest surprise in this club World Cup, for the moment. Without merciless in front of the Atletico of Madrid (4-0), PSG was opposed to Botafogo, Brazilian stable of large caliber, but on the less impressive paper than the Colchoneros. And finally, football has once again proven to us that it was not a science, since the Glorioso won 1-0. If the Parisians obviously did not have the head of the best days at the end of the meeting, this part was an opportunity for three of them to see an old acquaintance.
Indeed, Joao Neves, Gonçalo Ramos and Pacho have all widely rubbed shoulders with Renato Paiva, coach of Botafogo since February 2025. The first two cities had evolved under his orders during their passage in the young category in Benfica, when the Portuguese officiated among the LisBoets. As for the central defender, he knew the 55 -year -old technician for a year: Paiva had led to the Ecuadorian team of Independiente between January 2021 and May 2022, while Pacho joined Paris in January 2022. In an interview with Globohe spoke of this warm reunion: ” They don't need to thank me. If they are there, it is above all thanks to them. They were frustrated by defeat, but I felt a little happiness through their embraces and words. Gonçalo said to me, 'Sir, I hate losing, but if I have to lose, then as much as it is against you. I am very happy for you because you really deserve what is happening to you. “As for Pacho, he paid a good tribute to his former coach:” He said to me: 'I dreamed a lot of being a professional footballer, of reaching peaks, but if you had told me that I would get there so quickly, I would not have believed it. You are the one who opened the doors for my professional beginnings. ' It is for these moments that the work of a football coach is worth it. »A nice moment.
