A call-up to the national team is a childhood dream come true!
Friday, October 30, 2026
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Alisson’s emotions after scoring a match-winning brace against Obolon (2-0) and receiving a call-up to the Brazil national team
– Congratulations on the victory and your two goals! How was the match for Shakhtar and for you personally?
– First of all, I’m happy that we’ve picked up three points. And, of course, it’s always nice to score. Overall, this is a very important victory in the race for the top spot in the Ukrainian league.
– Congratulations also on your call-up to the Brazil national team! Has the news given you a boost and was your brace a result of it?
– Yes, of course. I’m happy and highly motivated after yesterday’s news. It’s a childhood dream come true! Every Brazilian boy who touches a football for the first time dreams of eventually making it into the senior national team. However, I haven’t joined up with the national team yet, so I’m fully focused on the matches remaining before the international break. I want to give everything for the team in the next two games, and only then turn my attention to the national team’s games.
– Was this call-up a complete surprise to you or had you been expecting it? And what were your first thoughts when you were told the news?
– I knew I was on the longlist, so I was already being considered as a potential option. But, of course, the moment you find out officially, when it becomes confirmed, the emotions are something special. Yes, I was expecting it and hoping for it, but I couldn’t be sure. And to some extent, I still can’t quite believe it. Especially because, when I first found out, it felt like a dream, like I was asleep. But even if someone had pinched me, I wouldn’t have woken up – it was a dream come true.
– Coming back to the match: was your first goal a cross or a shot?
– No, I was trying to play a low cross. There was a lot of luck involved in that moment.
– First of all, I’m happy that we’ve picked up three points. And, of course, it’s always nice to score. Overall, this is a very important victory in the race for the top spot in the Ukrainian league.
– Congratulations also on your call-up to the Brazil national team! Has the news given you a boost and was your brace a result of it?
– Yes, of course. I’m happy and highly motivated after yesterday’s news. It’s a childhood dream come true! Every Brazilian boy who touches a football for the first time dreams of eventually making it into the senior national team. However, I haven’t joined up with the national team yet, so I’m fully focused on the matches remaining before the international break. I want to give everything for the team in the next two games, and only then turn my attention to the national team’s games.
– Was this call-up a complete surprise to you or had you been expecting it? And what were your first thoughts when you were told the news?
– I knew I was on the longlist, so I was already being considered as a potential option. But, of course, the moment you find out officially, when it becomes confirmed, the emotions are something special. Yes, I was expecting it and hoping for it, but I couldn’t be sure. And to some extent, I still can’t quite believe it. Especially because, when I first found out, it felt like a dream, like I was asleep. But even if someone had pinched me, I wouldn’t have woken up – it was a dream come true.
– Coming back to the match: was your first goal a cross or a shot?
– No, I was trying to play a low cross. There was a lot of luck involved in that moment.