Zico upbeat as Pyramids face Flamengo at the Intercontinental | OneFootball

What did Mostafa Zico, Pyramids (EGY) player, say about the match against Flamengo?

Zico has fans all over the world. Besides the idolization, the greatest idol in the history of Flamengo has his ‘nickname’ adopted by others, such as a player from Pyramids (EGY). Before facing Mengão in the Intercontinental, Mostafa explained what he knows about the ‘Galinho de Quintino’ and also commented on the upcoming clash on Saturday (13).

— Zico is my role model as a player. I watched his videos, he is my favorite player. My father talked a lot about him, and I watched his videos on YouTube. As for the match, it will be a great game and also a very tough one. We will try to win, we will do our best –, said Mostafa Zico in an interview with ‘GE’.

Mostafa Zico is one of the key players for Pyramids this season. Even though he is not a guaranteed starter, the athlete has scored seven goals and provided two assists in 19 matches played.

In the Intercontinental competition, Mostafa scored one of the goals for Pyramids in their 3-0 victory over Auckland City from New Zealand. It was precisely because of this win that the Egyptian team earned their spot to face Flamengo.

HOW IS FLAMENGO PREPARING FOR THE MATCH AGAINST PYRAMIDS?

Flamengo comes into the match against Pyramids with their confidence sky-high. That’s because, as champions of the Libertadores and the Brasileirão, the Rubro-Negro defeated Cruz Azul (MEX) 2-1 in their Intercontinental debut. With this victory, Mengão won the ‘Derby of the Americas’.

WHEN IS THE FLAMENGO VS PYRAMIDS MATCH?

The match between Flamengo and Pyramids takes place at 2:00 PM (Brasília time) this Saturday (13), in Doha, Qatar. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show the details of the match ‘in loco’ on YouTube, as well as on their website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (open channel), SporTV (cable), GE TV, and CazéTV (YouTube) will broadcast the match.

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