“The upside down? he missed the stop, it’s scarce»- Corriere.it

Certain marvels, you know, just can’t please everyone. Thus it happens that Richarlison’s super bicycle kick against Serbia, with Brazil victorious 2-0 thanks to his center forward’s brace (November 24), is “repudiated” by Antonio Cassano. That already in recent days, in an amused way, he had defined Antonio Conte’s Tottenham striker as a “pippa”called up by coach Tite in place of Firmino from Liverpool.

Obviously, all this is part of the character, which has a greater prominence on television. Cassano likes to joke and thanks to Bobo TV he is also creating a character capable of going against the tide (one of the most recent outings was against Costacurta). And this time the Brazilian striker and his acrobatics ended up in the sights. “Unwatchable”, the judgment of the former talent of Bari Vecchia. “A blowjob, I confirm it,” he repeated in Bobo TV’s daily pill on Rai, dedicated to the World Cup. Therefore, no about-face by Fantantonio towards Richarlison: «Brazil has 25 wonderful players, but they lack only one thing. Since I am a person who does not deny anything, after what I have seen I confirm that for me Richarlison is a pippa».

Over here? Not at all. Cassano also explains why Richarlison’s bicycle kick, which left many dumbfounded, didn’t really like it. In short, for him it was all but a technical and athletic gesture to be applauded: «The truth is that he missed the stop and the upside down came out. It has nothing to do with the Brazilian forwards and then he scored into an empty net». Defending Richarlison and his prowess is Lele Adani, who explains how the center forward is functional to Tite’s game also due to his size. But Cassano doesn’t change his mind and closes with a joke: «Yes, he keeps him as a bodyguard…». Richarlison has the task of surprising again and leading Brazil – with goals – to the sixth World Cup. A triumph that Selecao has been missing since the Japanese-Korean review of 2002, when he won 2-0 against Germany with a brace from Ronaldo the Phenomenon.