Maxi Araújo raves about two Sporting players: They're very good | OneFootball

Maxi Araújo, after a great season in Sporting’s service - which earned him a place in the League’s team of the year - recalled the most memorable moments of his career. In an interview, he remembered his humble roots and highlighted the talent of teammates Francisco Trincão and Pote.

It was at Sporting that the 26-year-old player shared the dressing room with Uruguayans who had preceded him at Alvalade. “Coates, Ugarte and Franco Israel were here before. My motto has always been to train the way I play, and that’s how I earned my place in a group that welcomed me very well", said the South American on the program “Por la camiseta”.

“Pote and Trincão are very good and I learn a lot from them. I feel very good here, it’s the club Cristiano Ronaldo came from, and his presence can still be felt... we train at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy”, said the left-footed player, praising his teammates.

It was as a Sporting player that he had the chance to play in the Champions League for the first time, and he points to this competition as the toughest because of the quality of the players he had to face: “In the first year I’d say it was Saka, from Arsenal, but this season I have to highlight Olise, from Bayern... what talent! He even got past me with a lob and then nutmegged me in the next move”, recalled the Sporting player, who is now only thinking about the duel with Yamal at the World Cup: "It’s going to be crazy because you never know where he’s going".

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