The new number 10 shirt of the Rio de Janeiro club made its debut in Brazilian football and had its performance highlighted in the main sports newspapers in France
The first match of Dimitri Payet with the shirt of Basque reverberated a lot in the main sports journalistic vehicles of the France. Starting on the bench and going into the break, Cruzmaltino’s new number 10 saw the team draw 1-1 against bahiaaway from home, this past Sunday, 3.
O L’Equipethe main newspaper France, detailed Payet’s debut as “promising” after the draw, which could have been more celebrated. The vehicle also highlighted the play of the number 10 that ended in a lost bid by Jairat the end of the game. “It won’t be long before Dimitri Payet’s baptism of fire ends in fireworks. If Jair had been a little less clumsy when receiving a beautiful pass from his number 10, the former Marseille would have been celebrated until the end of the night”they wrote.
While the Le Figaro defined the departure of the main Basque reinforcement as enough to inflame the club. “He was expected as the Messiah. Received like a rock star by the crowd upon arrival, former Olympic athlete Dimitri Payet played his first minutes wearing Vasco da Gama’s shirt (…) penalty in the 63rd minute, they could already admire the speed in capturing the ball and the good quality of the pass”analyzed.
O Le Parisien defined the Frenchman as an “important player”, having already made his first dribbles in Brazil. “If he lacked rhythm, the midfielder has already won over the crowd with his handling of the ball and his oscillating dribbles”they wrote.
Source: sportbuzz
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