São Paulo captain and full-back, Rafinha spoke about James Rodríguez and his absence in the Copa do Brasil final; veteran revealed the Colombian’s feelings at the time
Rafinhaof São Pauloopened the game on James Rodríguez and how the Colombian felt about being left out of the final of Brazil Cup 2023. Tricolor won the unprecedented title exactly a month ago, without the use of the 32-year-old star in the big decision against Flamengoboth at Maracanã and Morumbi.
“It was left [chateado] is very. Poor thing Dorival. You go there, try to blow, but it’s complicated. The guy wants to play. People said he was very calm. I said he’s a professional. He respects everyone, doesn’t say anything. If he has a problem with the coach, he says it. A final like that, who doesn’t want to be part of it?”Rafinha admitted to ‘Boleiragem’, a SporTV program.
James was responsible for providing two assists in the team’s 3-0 victory. São Paulo over the Guildthe goals of Michel Araújo It is Pablo Maiain Brasileirão. “I am suspected of talking about him. I spent three years with him at Bayern Munich. He plays a lot. He has a different left hand. He’s very intelligent, he watches the game with a drone. He sees differently from others”added the Tricolor captain.
“It’s not because he’s my friend, but he has a lot of quality. He deserved to play a match at this level, because he has a lot of quality”. São Paulo returns to the field this Wednesday, 25th, in the classic against Palm trees, at Allianz Parque. The Choque-Rei kickoff is scheduled for 8pm (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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