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Pedro was the top scorer of the Brazilian Fluminense Championship 2018 when he was called up by Tite for the first matches of the Brazilian team after the World Cup. At that time, an injury to his right knee led to the cut and the need for surgery. More than two years later, and now as a Flamengo player, he finally made his debut with Amarelinha yesterday (13), in the 1-0 victory over Venezuela.
The number 17 was not on the first list, but was called up due to the possibility of Neymar’s absence – which ended up being cut. In the four days of training at Granja Comary, on a day-to-day basis with colleagues and coaching staff and also in the 22 minutes that he was in the Morumbi field, he showed credentials that praised Tite in all the public demonstrations since the group’s presentation .
Before the game on Thursday, Tite spoke of the ability to shoot with both feet and also the precision of the attacker’s shot, in addition to his “imposition from ten meters.” He said he was a player who was going to “help” against Venezuela. After the game, the coach praised a pivot from Pedro who gave Roberto Firmino a chance of submission: “I celebrated it thinking it was a goal.”
Pedro took the place of Richarlison and took the position of center forward in moments of pressure from Brazil. He had already warmed up from the start of the second half and was going to go early, but Firmino’s goal in the 21st minute postponed the substitution. The flamenguista celebrated his debut with the national team.
The feeling is unique of having fulfilled this dream of acting in the professional team. It is also a feeling of overcoming everything I’ve been through. Two years ago I was called up and cut with a knee injury, but I had the strength to overcome this difficult moment. “
“I always worked to have that opportunity and today was a very good game for me. It takes the weight off the debut, the anxiety. I work for that, to have spaces. The forward always wants to score, but I think about the team. The victory it was more “. The goal comes naturally, with patience and calm, ”said the forward, waiting for a new opportunity in the sequence.
Brazil’s next game is on Tuesday, at 8 pm, against Uruguay, for the fourth round of the World Cup Qualifiers.
