After the match towards Serbia, the Brazilian participant who spent most time on the Blended Zone interacting with journalists was goalkeeper Alisson Becker. The Liverpool goalkeeper’s spectacular moustache had additionally garnered consideration. Nonetheless, for the match towards Switzerland, the 30-year-old ditched his moustache for a clean-shaven look. After the sport, he didn’t cease to talk to the media.
It was then a Romanian journalist tried to pester him for a remark, however Alisson made it clear that he didn’t wish to discuss. When the Romanian instructed him he simply wished to move on a message from Lobond, Alisson stopped strolling and rotated. “Lobond requested me to inform you that you just regarded fairly good with the moustache,” the Romanian instructed him. It introduced a smile to Alisson’s clean-shaven face. “Convey my regards to Lobont,” he replied and began strolling.
Alisson and former Romanian goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont had been teammates at Serie A facet AS Roma. The duo has not met one another since Alisson joined Liverpool in 2018. Whereas watching the match between Brazil and Serbia, Lobont noticed Alisson sporting a new-look moustache and he instantly rang up the journalist and requested him to ship his like to his outdated buddy.
Alisson, who has to this point stored a clean-sheet within the event, revealed that his new look was in assist of Novembro Azul, referred to as Movember within the UK. A goodwill ambassador for the World Well being Group, Alisson joined the initiative to boost consciousness on the analysis and prevention of prostate and testicular most cancers.
If it was Alisson who ‘took on’ mediapersons after Brazil’s first match, the job was assigned to Gabriel Jesus after their 1-0 win over Switzerland. Though Jesus didn’t get a lot taking part in time as he was launched to the sphere solely within the 73rd minute, he spent round an hour on the Blended Zone, tackling the difficult questions thrown at him by journalists from throughout the globe. Seemingly exhausted, he lastly mentioned: I am drained, please let me have some relaxation.”