Fabrício Bruno: One mistake won't define me as a player | OneFootball

Fabrício Bruno left the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo deeply shaken after the Brazilian National Team’s loss to Japan, 3-2, in a comeback. The center-back committed a grotesque mistake that resulted in the home team’s first goal and ended up being marked as the main villain of the Seleção’s setback this Tuesday.

After the match, the Cruzeiro defender commented on the play in which he lost his balance and gifted the ball to Minamino’s feet inside Brazil’s box, and he apologized to the fans.

“I want to apologize and, above all, emphasize that this is not a play that defines me as a player; I’ve always gone through difficulties. On that play my supporting foot landed too far, I had no strength. I take responsibility, I apologize to the Brazilian fans, but now I have to keep my head up to move forward and always look for new opportunities,” Fabrício Bruno told SporTV.

With teary eyes, Fabrício Bruno passed through the mixed zone inconsolable, but in the locker room he received support from everyone on the Brazilian National Team. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti himself assured that “individual errors do not jeopardize players’ presence” in the squad.

“I want to thank the people in the locker room who gave me confidence; a player is never willing to fail. Unfortunately, today was my day. I apologize and move on,” he continued.

It was Brazil’s first loss to Japan in history. Until then, the Seleção had faced the Japanese 11 times, with nine wins and two draws.

“There’s a long way to go until the World Cup, so one mistake won’t define me as a player. People may want to label me, criticize me—it’s part of the process—but defining me by a single play is impossible. I ask that people not be cowardly and crucify me for a mistake that happened. Feel the pain, keep a cool head at this moment, and move forward at my club to earn more opportunities with the National Team,” Fabrício Bruno concluded.

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