Free on the market after leaving São Paulo, Alexandre Pato has not yet defined his return to the field with a view to continuing the season. Given this scenario, the player was invited and gave an interview to “Flow Sport Club”.
When participating in the podcast, the striker recalled his arrival at Internacional’s youth teams and made a revelation. According to him, before reinforcing Celeiro de Ases he was very close to Grêmio.
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“I played at futsal schools and, in Uruguaiana, there was a championship in which Inter and Grêmio were involved. At that time everything was geared towards me going to Grêmio. I did well in the championship, but Grêmio came to my father and said that I couldn’t take the test at Grêmio because I was underage and wouldn’t have accommodation”, began Alexandre Pato, who was subsequently contacted by an Inter director. .
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“After that, at this same event there was a director who said that Inter had (accommodation) and that he wanted me to do a test. So my father and I went to Porto Alegre. I took the test at an age above me and even borrowed a boot, but I passed”, recalled the player, who was decisive in winning the 2006 Club World Cup.
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