“Historical”, the Senegalese press ignites after the victory against Brazil
Senegal is celebrating after its friendly success against the five-time world champion (4-2). “Historical»… The Senegalese press was delighted with the victory, although friendly, of the national football team against…
“Historical”, the Senegalese press ignites after the victory against Brazil
Senegal is celebrating after its friendly success against the five-time world champion (4-2).
“Historical»… The Senegalese press was delighted with the victory, although friendly, of the national football team against the five-time Brazilian world champion (4-2). “A five-star win“, headlined WalfQuotidien while Le Quotidien hailed, like others, a success “historical“. The Senegalese team triumphed on Tuesday evening over Brazil (4-2) in a friendly match at the José Alvalade stadium in Lisbon thanks to two goals from Sadio Mané, one from Mouhamadou Diallo and a counter-attack from Marquinhos.
The African champions came out of a complicated match against Benin (1-1) on Saturday in qualifying for the African Cup of Nations, where they will challenge their title from January. “The Auriverde have found someone to talk to“, enthused The Sun. Commentators appreciated Sadio Mané’s performance after a difficult season at Bayern Munich and a missed World Cup due to injury. Vox Populi referred to the “resurrectionof the 2022 Ballon d’Or runner-up.
In a post-match press conference, coach Aliou Cissé said to himself “very proud of this great performance“. “They were able to raise their level, at times even outcl this Brazilian teamhe said of his players. He hoped for other matches like this, but in Senegal, against Brazil or the Argentinian world champions. “Brazil remains Brazil, should not exaggerate either (…) It’s a friendly match“, he however underlined, keeping his feet on the ground. Which didn’t stop Senegalese President Macky Sall from tweeting: “Above Brazil“.
