"They wanted to shoot me"
Like many other boys from marginal areas, football saved his life. Had it not been for the ball, the life of Richarlison it would have been very different and maybe, mucho más breve. Así lo ha contado el futbolista brasileño a diferentes medios donde reveló la miseria y la violencia que le acompañaron durante su infancia.
“El fútbol me salvó la vida”
“Vivíamos en una zona pobre y peligrosa de la ciudad (New Venecia). Vi muchas cosas malas como drogas, violencia. Fue muy complicado, but I had guardian angels that always led me to the right path. Anyway, muchos amigos de la infancia terminaron en la cárcel, se metieron en el mundo de las drogas e, even, some died ”he said Richarlison in one of his most personal interviews published by the daily As.
“They wanted to shoot me. I came back from soccer school with my friends and there was a person who thought he was selling drugs in the area where he was selling. There, He pointed the gun at my head and threatened me, but I had the peace of mind to explain that I was on my way home and that I did not sell or use drugs. They wanted to shoot me, pero el fútbol me salvó la vida literalmente. He Dropped me, but I was very scared because it always happened. It's easier to talk about it now, but it was something that really marked my childhood and encouraged me to walk a very different path from the one some friends ended up, because they weren't as lucky as me "declared the player, gold medal with Brazil in the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
