The Palmeiras coach, Abel Ferrera, invited this Friday to Pep Guardiola to meet the Brazilian club personally, after the Manchester City coach’s lapse on which team was the current champion of the Copa Libertadores.
“He invited him to watch the game and get to know Palmeiras”, Jokingly said the Portuguese coach at the conference prior to the FIFA Club World Cup final, in which the Brazilian team will face Chelsea in Abu Dhabi.
Ferreira thus responded to a question about the Lapsus that Guardiola recently had, who awarded the vitola of current champion of the Libertadores to the Argentine River Plate, instead of Palmeiras, winner of the last two editions of the American tournament.
“Europeans know South America very well (…). I have to say that I admire Guardiola a lot, I imagine he doesn’t have time as he is very focused on winning the Champions League because it is one of the best teams today,” said the Portuguese coach.
In addition, Ferreira reminded the Spanish coach that he even has a player raised in Palmeiras under his orders at City, alluding to the Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, international with Canarinha. “And I tell him to be attentive because we have more (soccer players) and of great quality. As I know that he likes to meet new people and so do I, it would be a pleasure to have lunch or dinner together one day,” the coach suggested.