The Peruvian soccer player’s father revealed what ‘CR7’ told his son when they first met.
Cristiano Ronaldo starred alongside Peru’s André Carrillo in a thrilling game between the Saudi Arabian League All-Star team and Lionel Messi’s PSG on January 19. Despite the fact that the result was unfavorable for the “CR7” team, the game left some moments that football fans will remember. One of them was the meeting of the Portuguese star and the ‘culebra’ who met thanks to said sporting event. Recently, the father of the national team revealed the words his son received from the former Real Madrid striker.
What did Cristiano Ronaldo say to André Carrillo when he met him?
Alex Carrillo, the Al Hilal player’s father, told the program Todas las voces del fútbol what Cristiano said when he met André. “Cristiano Ronaldo himself spoke to André when they met at the Club World Cup preview. He said to him: ‘Oh, you’ve been here for years!'” he revealed.
As you may recall, ‘Culebra’ Carrillo joined Saudi Arabian football in 2018 after a brief stint in Wattford, England. Since then he has remained a prominent player in the Arab League and now he is close to playing Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final.
Fans praised André Carrillo for playing ‘5’ against Flamengo
Tuesday February 7th Al Hilal defeated Flamengo 3-2 in the semifinals Club World Cup 2023 and qualified for the final of this competition. In this duel Andre Carrillo He started and played the 90 minutes in a new position: as a containment midfielder, alongside Colombian Gustavo Cuéllar. Given this, a large number of fans via social networks showed their emotions for the great performance that he showed in this position.