This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. – How has it been working with Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorge Jesus at Al Nassr? – Working with Cristiano, I had already done that with the national team. It's the same: always very professional. I had heard countless stories about coach Jorge Jesus, but this is the first time I am working with him. He is a different coach, a great coach, and an excellent person as well. I have learned a lot from him, and he has helped me a lot. I can only thank him for what he has done for me, for the opportunities he has given me. – How is the experience in Saudi Arabia? – It has been a different experience. Whether it is more or less competitive depends on the leagues we compare it to. Aside from three or four teams at the bottom of the table, where we already know that victories are almost guaranteed, all other matches are balanced. We can see that there are eight rounds left and four teams are still in the fight for the title. It is a competitive league, and we have to be very attentive in every game. – How do you expect it will be to face the USA, given they have an Argentine coach? – There are good and bad Argentine coaches. He has experience in European football; his style of play is not among the best in the world, but he has his virtues, and his way of playing can create some difficulties for us. – What do you expect in terms of pressure from the fans against the USA? – I think the fans here do not live football very intensely. Therefore, I don't think they will put much pressure. They come from a loss, they have good individual players playing in big teams. Collectively, we will analyze more later, and I don't think I have ever seen a game of theirs. But we have to be cautious because they certainly have their dangers.
Jorge Jesus Cristiano Ronaldo remains central to this story.
Jorge Jesus Cristiano Ronaldo remains central to this story.
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