‘Most special ever’: player on Flamengo v Pyramids talks World Cup | OneFootball

Ewerton, from Pyramids (EGY), did not hide his anxiety for the match on Saturday (13)

Flamengo and Pyramids (EGY) face off this Saturday (13), for the Intercontinental Cup, the Club World Cup. Founded in 2008, the Egyptian team considers the duel with the four-time Libertadores champion as the most important in the club’s history. Brazilian forward for the African team, Ewerton did not hide his anxiety for the encounter.

— For everyone here, it has been a dream, this will be the most special match in the club’s history, I think it will be the biggest game in the club’s history. The club is new and has been growing season after season. We are dreaming game by game, that’s how it was against Al-Ahli, now it will be against Flamengo. They are the favorites, we know that. There’s no pressure, we have nothing to lose. We have to give our all during the 90 minutes and see what happens — said Ewerton, before highlighting what he knows about Flamengo.

— Everyone. You can never be too careful, right (laughs)? We know their quality, maybe they don’t know ours as much, but yesterday they were able to watch a bit of the game and see that Flamengo is a great team. Ever since Flamengo won the Libertadores, they’ve been asking me, we’ve been talking. I always share some things with them, but now they have a bit more of an idea of what Flamengo is and their quality — he added.

WHO IS EWERTON?

Born in Amapá, Ewerton, 28 years old, joined Pyramids in the 2025/26 season. So far, he has played 17 matches, with two goals and one assist. Before going to Egypt, the player had stints in the Czech Republic and Serbia. In Brazil, the winger began his career at Água Santa-SP.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS PYRAMIDS?

Thus, the match between Flamengo and Pyramids kicks off at 2:00 pm (Brasília time) on Saturday (13), in Qatar. The winner will face PSG (FRA) on Wednesday (17), in the grand final of the Intercontinental Cup. The Coluna do Fla will provide full coverage of the match.

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