Former Alianza Lima player reveals his stories with Ronaldinho: the parties and his life off the pitch

chilean footballer patrick rubiowho was part of the staff of Lima Covenant in 2020, he revealed his anecdotes with the star Ronaldinho, including the popularity of Brazilian parties. The two agreed Querétaro of the MX League.

“I had an incredible time, it was an incredible year, I shared so much with him (Ronaldinho) on the pitch, I remember my first goal was with an assist from him, and then it was also unbelievable, I’ve been through a lot of beautiful things, a lot of things that I haven’t done They can be counted,” the forward said first in an interview with Pelotazo al Vácio.

Immediately the ‘Pato’ began to tell the eccentricities next to ‘Dinho’ out of the field. “They invited us to play friendlies in the United States because he was there and after the game they came to get us a car with guards to go to the disco, we were arriving and they were putting red carpets on us , you can imagine what was going on inside, there was everyone there, one (woman) from each country, to choose from and all for free”.

“His house was crazy, you arrived and his friends playing, waiters serving drinks everywhere, amazing. They live in a different way, they savor every day. Besides, it’s Ronaldinho, what the hell? what are you going to tell him,” added the current striker. from Ñublense de Chile.

Next, Rubio spoke about the Brazilian’s sporting side. “I trained every day, only on Mondays I didn’t go. He usually didn’t go there, he took a private plane and went to Cancun or a beach. We played at home on Friday at 7 p.m. and then we came back on Monday and he didn’t leave.”

Finally, the ‘nine’ He recalled his game with Chile against the Brazilian team led by Ronaldinho. “It’s the most unforgettable, apart from how it happened, there I almost scored a ‘Chilean’ goal, people screwed up and when we got the ball they said ‘olé, olé, olé’ . The truth is that this game was impressive”.

Patricio Rubio arrived in Peru after his short spell at Everton in Chile. He signed for Alianza Lima and personally he did well, something that didn’t happen collectively. And it is that he scored seven goals and gave two assists in 22 games, however, the ‘Blue and white’ they could not avoid relegation that season.

The Chilean player did not continue in the following campaign and sparked controversy months after the club ‘narrow’ lose the category. “I got rid of the ‘dead’. But no, I have the impression that we went down well, by secretariat it’s not worth it. We deserved it, the team was not doing well, many players did not want to advance, they fell back. With this context, it becomes difficult ”.

“I stayed calm and people let me know. They write to me on social media and say, ‘I hope you come back to Alianza Lima at some point’ and they thank me. I gave the best of myself on the pitch and I was always available to avoid relegation, ”he said in early 2021 in dialogue with the Hispanic Cathedral podcast.

The 33-year-old returned to his country after the bad experience at Alianza Lima and was at Unión Española. In 2022, he completed his transfer to Ñublense. He ‘Pato’ in the recent pre-season, they again faced a Peruvian side. It is Sports Universitywho fell by the slightest gap during the friendly match of his tour in Chile.