Al-Wasl player, Fabio Lima, confirmed that when he agreed to the project of representing the Emirates national team, his main goal was to fulfill his dream of participating in the World Cup, and to play at the international level, pointing out that the Football Association, when he spoke to him about joining the "white", was his focus on Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Lima told Brazilian radio, "Verde de Esporte", that he did not hesitate to accept playing on behalf of the Emirates team, explaining: "When the officials spoke to me, I never hesitated to agree, as I am playing for the sixth year with Al-Wasl Club, and I am like any player who wishes to play at the international level." And there is no doubt that joining the Emirates team will fulfill this wish for me, and I hope to reach with him to the World Cup.
He added: “The UAE national team has a very good project, and it is one of the big teams in the Asian continent, and they have goals that correspond to my aspirations, as the double qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup have already started, and I was expected to play with the team in March The past, but the postponement of matches due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, contributed to the postponement of my first participation with the team, and no one yet knows the date of the matches again. ”
On the other hand, the best player in the 2017 Arab Gulf League praised the great role played by the UAE in facing the new outbreak of the Corona virus, and said: “Everyone here is subject to very strict controls, as the state controls well the movement of cars and the exit of individuals from their homes, as We can only leave our homes after obtaining permission and approval by the authorities, and we must first register our identity and passport on the permission website, so that we can use the car or walk, and that is definitely very good for the virus not spreading » .
Lima pointed out that the Emirati people strictly abide by these procedures, and said: “Citizens fully respect the rules of social isolation, and there are no exceptions, as they have very high efficiency, and they are very respectable, in contrast, the hospitals here work very well, and the authorities here manage all Something in a good way. ”
Fabio Lima talked about his former team Atlético Guianense, confirming that he is constantly following the team's news, despite his departure from him in 2014 to Al Wasl, and said: “I find it difficult to follow the matches because of the time difference between the UAE and Brazil, but I certainly always follow the team’s news, and talk with my colleagues “I played with them before I moved to Al Wasl, in addition to club president Addison Batista and team manager Rodrigo Beta.”
He concluded his remarks by saying: “I will not forget the historical match in which I scored the first (hat-trick) in my history, when I contributed to Atlético Guianense’s victory over Oeste, to avoid the team’s relegation, as it was an important match, and I scored three goals in 13 minutes. It cannot be forgotten. ''
He said joining the Emirati national team would give him the wish to play at the international level.
He confirmed his happiness with the measures taken by the UAE to reduce the spread of the Corona virus.
Corona prevented Lima from first appearing in a white shirt last March.