(Reuters) – Brazil forward Richarlison thanked the team’s medical staff for putting him in shape after scoring in the world 4-2 on Tuesday in the Cup qualifying victory over Peru to Lima
Everton striker suffered an ankle injury when he arrived in Brazil for qualifying against Peru and Bolivia
He managed a substitute appearance in Friday’s 5-0 win over Bolivia, but was fit enough to start against Peru, scoring once and supporting Neymar, who managed a hat-trick
« I am very happy to be back after 11 months, » he said of the long layoff caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic
« We worked really hard this week Myself, even with my ankle pain I treated it morning, noon and night I have to thank the medical department who worked hard every day to get me 100% for this game «
Richarlison is having a superb start to the season at Everton, who dominate the Premier League with four wins in four games He praised the patience of the Brazil squad to secure the victory in different conditions than they are used to
« The coach prepared for this, what he said in the locker room is that we have to keep the lead and that’s what we did there, we were very focused « , he added
« Playing here is difficult, the ball sticks a lot in the grass, we are used to much faster throws »
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
