At 17, the Morato defender was inspired by the Spanish Sergio Ramos [Photo: Sergio Barzaghi / Gazeta Press] Born in Francisco Morato, a municipality in the state of São Paulo that gave him his nickname, the Spanish defender is 17 years old. Despite his admiration, he prefers not to stand out by the hardest movements.
"I am a fan of Sergio Ramos I try not to be like him, I am more head, I prefer to stay in mine Morato is in the category of under 17 since the end of 2015 and was called by coach Orlando Ribeiro to join the U-20 team at the end of 2018. He was the star of the RS Cup second place and was voted star of
"It's always good to be the best in everything, but it's very little, it's a consequence of a job well done and could to be any of our team, "said the boy, far from reproducing the controversial statements of his idol.
The technical style of the best player of the Copa RS 2018 goes directly through the philosophy of the game. set up in Cotia, so much so that the 1.90m athlete, who adds four goals per year, does not hesitate to take the risk of from distance in search of attackers.
"This slips everyone's heart (laughs) Chutão sometimes goes well, but here we learn from a very young age, so I do not need to keep looking constantly the balloon. "
While Morato tries to stand out from the bad name of Sergio Ramos, on the other hand, he tries to reproduce the leadership of the one who is the captain of the champion of Europe and the current world. "We who see the game, are very focused, we try to talk, not to curse."
The Tricolores, headquartered in Araraquara, form group 7 of the São Paulo Cup alongside the hostess Ferroviária , the Serra-ES and the Netherlands.-AM The first is scheduled for the 3, at 21 hours (from Brasilia), before the amazonenses. "The wait is always to reach the final. I am also happy to play my first Copinha ", concluded Morato.