Neymar celebrated with his family, Antony hugged his friends and striker Pedro, the Flamengo star, went even further: he celebrated the call this Monday to play the World Cup in Qatar by asking his girlfriend to marry him.
The epilogue of the exciting moment was recorded live by the cameras of FlaTV, the television channel of the popular Rio club, minutes after Tite revealed the 26-player roster who will defend Brazil in the World Cup.
The first opportunity to defend the ‘Canarinha’ in a World Cup intoxicated the Copa Libertadores goalscorerwon by ‘Fla’ just over a week ago against Athletico Paranaense in Guayaquil.
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the battering ram knelt in front of his future wifethe psychologist Fernanda Nogueira, received his approval and the couple hugged in front of the reporter who covered the event and close people who accompanied him at home.
“I asked her to marry me so that this day would be marked in history. So I made it an even more special day because it was my first call to a Cup, a dream I have had since I was a child, ”said the 25-year-old attacker in the middle of his club.
Visibly moved and with the ring box in his hand, the Flamengo center forward thanked his fiancée for having helped him in the “most difficult moments”, including a serious injury to his right knee that affected his start to the year.
HE ASKED HER TO MARRY! ⛪️
??? Pedro, after learning of his call-up for the Qatar World Cup, asked his girlfriend to marry him…
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– Versus (@SomosVersusPY) November 7, 2022
“I didn’t imagine it, not one bit, mainly because it’s a day, that day (of the call)! But I think it was a day set apart by God,” said Nogueira.
Claimed by sectors of the press and the fans, Pedro received the call from Tite this Monday over players like his teammate “Gabigol”, Roberto Firmino or Matheus Cunha.
“The competition is very big, there are many quality players. I still don’t believe it,” he stated.
The ‘Seleção’, which seeks to end a twenty-year drought without winning the World Cup, will meet from November 14 in Turin, Italy.
Five days later he will travel to Qatar, where he will make his debut against Serbia on November 24. Switzerland and Cameroon complete Group G.
