Ferreirinha emotional after first career hat-trick, picks best goal | OneFootball

Ferreirinha was the standout player in São Paulo’s 4-1 thrashing of Cruzeiro on Saturday night (4), scoring no fewer than three of them in the win at Morumbi, in the 10th round of the Brasileirão.

Besides the superb performance that helped Tricolor get back to winning in the competition, this was also the first time in the Tricolor No. 11’s career that he managed a hat-trick, three goals in the same match, and he got emotional.

“It’s very emotional to be living this as a player, I’ve always been a fan, playing at Morumbi, scoring in this shirt, and today getting my first hat-trick in my career. It makes me very happy, especially against a great team like Cruzeiro. I’m really very happy and now it’s time to celebrate,” he said right after leaving the pitch to the Premire channel.

“I always wanted it, but to imagine something as beautiful as what happened today, it’s only thanks to God and to my teammates for their trust,” Ferreirinha added.

Asked which of the three goals he thought was the best, Ferreira highlighted the third (watch below), indeed the most beautiful, when he dribbled past a defender and fired a shot across goal.

“I think the third one, right? That’s my trademark move there, coming in from wide to the middle, cutting inside and placing it into the corner. The second one was difficult, right? Hitting it with the outside of the foot. You turn your whole body that way and then use the outside of the foot to put it into the opposite corner,” explained the São Paulo winger.

Ferreirinha also explained the importance of the win at this moment for Tricolor and highlighted the unity and strength of the squad even amid the crisis, especially from outside the club.

“Very important. We’re fighting near the top of the table. We know how difficult it was at the end of last year and at the start of this year. But one thing I always stress is that this group has always been united. No matter what came out, the controversies that happened, this group has always been tight-knit. Always helping one another, and I think that’s this team’s strength,” the player concluded.

Back to good results, São Paulo will now return to action in the Brasileirão only next Saturday afternoon (11), against Vitória, in Salvador (BA). Before that, they make their Copa Sudamericana debut against Boston River at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Tuesday (7), in Uruguay.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.