‘TODAY I’M HAPPY’
Leão player is the second with the most direct participation in Vitória goals in the Brazilian Championship
Published on November 22, 2024 at 8:42 pm
Matheuzinho is the second player with the most participation in goals for Vitória in Series A Credit: Victor Ferreira/EC Vitória
Vitória’s standout in the Brazilian Championship, midfielder Matheuzinho revealed that he has already thought about giving up his career. With five goals and six assists in the Brasileirão, the red-and-black player is second on the team with the most goal contributions in the competition. In addition to the club’s current situation, the athlete also spoke about his son’s relationship with Vitória.
“I thought about giving up a few times, but today I’m happy today. I don’t think about the past, I think about now, at Vitória. Our team has been very focused, working hard. I’m very happy to be helping with assists and goals. I also want to thank our team , which has been working. I hope we continue like this until the end of the championship”, confessed the Leão player.
“I always said that I would take this opportunity as the opportunity of a lifetime. I’m very happy that everything is going well, I’m very happy to be helping the team, but I have to thank the group for their work. The group is more important, I without they wouldn’t get those numbers. I’m very happy for them too”, he added.
Of the last five games played by Vitória in Serie A, the squad led by Thiago Carpini lost just one game. All clashes in this section were against teams that were fighting with Leão against the relegation zone. Now, the next match takes place this Saturday (23), when the Bahian club faces Botafogo, leader of the championship. The match at Nilton Santos starts at 7:30 pm. See where to watch .
Regarding the next confrontation, Matheuzinho sees the match as essential to show the ‘new’ Vitória, but does not deny the difficulty of the game. “We take the game like a war and everyone understands the turn of events we had. Professor Carpini gives us a lot of information. We go into the game knowing that we have to do what we have to do to be successful,” he said. .
Off the field, the midfielder’s family is also in the spotlight. The player’s son, little João Pedro, became famous on social media for showing himself to be a true Vitória fan, which earned the child the affection of the red and black fans and the club itself. Seeing his son being hugged by the fans, the midfielder believes that he is the father of a fan of the club.
