"I'm already full and I'm learning Spanish well," celebrates Renan Lodi (Serrana, Brazil, 1998) on the other end of the phone, after completing the interview. He started playing soccer in the street thinking that he would be a striker like Ronaldo El Fenómeno, his idol when he was a child, and for just over a year he has owned Atlético's left wing. "Phew! One year now, ”he sighs, reviewing each chapter of this strange season. The coronavirus gave him a good scare during the break and the saudade complicated his first days in Madrid. With Filipe Luis he spoke "three or four times" upon arrival. Among Brazilians there are the secrets of the red-and-white left-handed lane. A fast dagger with the surname Lodi that already contained Liverpool and today wants to repeat against Leipzig.
Has your life changed a lot in a year? Quite the truth, when I arrived at Atlético I was surprised by many things, my life changed completely. Making the leap from Brazil to Europe is not easy. And that my colleagues welcomed me great. Since I arrived I am very excited to develop my football. Almost without knowing it, I've been a year. Do you remember the day they told you that Atlético was going to sign you? Yes, yes, yes. I was in my room during a concentration with Atlético Paranaense. I had a Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Fluminense (November 8, 2018) and my agent called me and told me that Berta (Atlético's sports director) had come to Brazil to see me. "Play like you normally do," he said. But, of course, I got very nervous. He had come from Madrid just for me. So I said to myself: "I have to play very well." And in that game I gave an assist and scored a goal. Did you talk to Simeone? Simeone sent me a message on my mobile, but after I had already spoken with Berta. He wished me good luck and told me that they were waiting for me in Madrid to start training. It was difficult for him to get used to that strength that the coach transmits. In the first training sessions it scared me a lot because I was screaming a lot. In Brazil my coaches were calmer. Months went by and I got to know him. Now I am calm, I know that when he yells at me it is for my good.According to the criteria of The Trust Project
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