:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/GWK4OLUB4RHYZCHZVUCVEHHLX4)
Wanted by all the press at the Ibn Battouta stadium, Luciano Vietto He was the most outstanding player of the Al Hilal of Ramón Díaz, finalist of the Club World Cup by beating 3-2 Flamengo and give one of the great surprises in the history of the tournament. The former player of Racing, the Argentine team and several teams in the Spanish league returned to notoriety with his participation in the semifinal and spoke hand in hand with infobae.
Arturo Vidal was at the center of criticism for Flamengo’s defeat against Al Hilal: the old outburst that went viral and his reaction on the networks
The Chilean said that his team was going to beat Real Madrid in a supposed Club World Cup final and the fans reminded him. He then responded on his Instagram account
-Is this one of the most important games of your career? In a Club World Cup semifinal, against a star-studded Flamengo, and they give you two penalties and score a goal like the one you scored…
-Yes, I think so, it represents a lot for my debut in this competition, for what it means for this club to reach a final, and for the participation I had in the development of the match, I think it is one of the most important in my career.
Surprise in the Club World Cup: with a brilliant Luciano Vietto, Ramón Díaz’s Al Hilal eliminated Flamengo and will play in the final
The Saudi Arabian team beat Mengao 3-2 and will seek the international title against the winner of the match that Real Madrid and Al Ahly will cheer on. The former Racing forward was committed 2 penalties and scored a great goal
-Ramón Díaz highlighted you a lot in the press conference and said that they had supported you a lot, that you went from minor to major and that he has confidence in both you and the rest of the foreign players to go further.
-Yes, for example I didn’t start the quarterfinal match against Wadyd Casablanca and I came on in the last minutes. But I tried very hard during this time. I worked very hard to get to where I am now.
Ramón Díaz’s Al-Hilal won on penalties and will play Flamengo in the Club World Cup semifinals
The Saudi cast beat Wydad Casablanca 5-3 after equalizing 1-1 in the 120 minutes. In addition, Al-Ahly will face Real Madrid
-But there you played in a 4-3-3 tactical system, as a striker, and now against Flamengo, you played behind the striker.
-Yes, Ramón told me to play behind the backs of the midfielders because they have problems there, between the game’s development sector and the brand, and it went very well. It was really a great effort because look, I participated in all three goals, but then I also had to work defending because they have a great team, but in the end, we got the victory and we are very happy because the team played the game we needed to do. They all did a great job.
-It is rare to participate in the three goals in a semifinal of a Club World Cup and against Flamengo and that they did not give you the MVP for the best player of the match…
-(Laughter) Yes, I don’t know who decides that.
-The organization, which gave it to Salem Al Dawsari…
-Well, he scored the two penalties too. There is no problem with that.
-Does it have a special touch for an Argentine soccer player to be the protagonist against a Brazilian team and as powerful as Flamengo?
-No, the Brazilian teams are tough. I know them a little better than my classmates, but no… nothing special.
-They made history by qualifying for the Club World Cup final for the first time and now they could define the title against Real Madrid. What does that tell you? Did you think about it in the locker room or at the festivities or during the game?
-No, but without a doubt it is a great team, surely one of the best in the world, very used to competing in this type of decisive matches, but beware that if Al Ahly arrives it will be a very tough game for us too. Today I don’t even want to think. I just want to enjoy myself and tomorrow at the next training session I’ll start thinking about the final.
-You played many years in the Spanish league, in Sevilla, Valencia, Villarreal and even in Atlético Madrid. Did it go well against Real Madrid?
-I scored a goal (laughs), so I have some experience, and the best memories of that league, but I can’t predict who our rival will be.
-If we talk about the Spanish league, surely you will also have memories of your early days in Racing…
-There are many emotions and I don’t think about something specific. What I remember the most at this moment is my parents, my brothers, my wife and my children, who are the ones who always support me.
-Are you still in contact with Rodrigo De Paul like in the old days of Racing?
-No, we haven’t been in contact for a long time but I saw him at the World Cup and I am grateful to him and to the boys of the National Team for having won the World Cup and he deserves everything that is happening to him.
-How did you experience as an Argentine the strange situation that Argentina lost in the debut against Saudi Arabia, while you were there, and then the situation was reversed and Argentina won the World Cup?
-The feeling is a bit strange, honestly, because it is the team of my country against that of many of my teammates. But apart from the heart part, I was also happy that my teammates from Al Hilal won a game that was very difficult for them, but thank God, afterwards I was able to celebrate as an Argentine.
Keep reading:
