Ferreirinha moved by first career hat-trick, picks best goal | OneFootball

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

In addition to the brilliant performance that helped Tricolor return to winning ways 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 experiencing 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. I’m 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 Premiere channel.

“I’d always wanted it, but to imagine something this beautiful like 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), truly the finest one, in which he dribbled past a defender and fired across goal.

“I think the third one, right? That’s my trademark move there, coming in from wide, 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 one way and use the outside of your foot to send 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 squad’s unity and strength even amid the crisis, especially from the outside.

“Very important. We’re fighting near the top of the table. We know how difficult things were when we ended last year and started this year. But one thing I always stress is that this group has always been united. Regardless of the things that came out, the controversies there were, this group has always been tight-knit. It’s always been one helping the other, and I think that’s this team’s strength,” the player concluded.

Back to getting good results, São Paulo now return to Brasileirão action only on the afternoon of next Saturday (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.