The Brazilian attacker Gabriel Martinelli, who will start this Saturday in the friendly preparation for the Copa América against Mexicostated this Friday that he expects a difficult match against El Tri.
“It will be a great game. Mexico has several players in Europe. It will be difficult for us,” said the Arsenal forward in a press conference at Kyle Field Stadium in Texas.
Martinelli confirmed that he will start the match and said that he has told coach Dorival Júnior that he prefers to play on the left, in the same position as Vinícius Júnior, although he can adapt to other positions.
Regarding his rivalry for a position with Vinícius, he said that it is “a great pride” to play with the Real Madrid footballer, who he said deserves to win the Ballon d’Or because he is “the best player in the world at the moment.”
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This Saturday’s match will be Brazil’s first preparation match for the Copa América in the United States and Dorival Júnior is expected to try out an alternative eleven without Vinícius, the brand new champion of the Champions League.
Mexico is getting better, although with worse feelings after a narrow victory against Bolivia (1-0) and a embarrassing defeat against Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay 4-0.
