A Brazilian soccer player thought he was going to die after trying Cristiano Ronaldo’s diet

Brazilian Gabriel Menino, the Palmeiras player, is the talk of the town in Portugal today because he tried Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s diet, but when he stepped onto the pitch he thought he was “going to die”. In statements to local media “Palmeiras Cast”, which were widely reported in the Portuguese press, Menino recalled that he wanted to try Christian feeding return as an option in the colossus of the Brazilian city of São Paulo.

Menino, a 22-year-old midfielder, said he “wanted to be the same” as Cristiano Ronaldo, because in the 2020/2021 season “he was the third option” for his coach, Portuguese Abel Ferreira. This is how he started the diet: a egg and food suplements for breakfast, again supplements before training, in the afternoon and before bed, grilled fish or meat and salad for lunch and dinner, says the football player.

The next day he was invited to the game and immediately noticed the effects: “I was warming up and the only thing I thought was: ‘I’m going to die.’ Five minutes after the game he couldn’t run anymore, he had to be replaced,” he says. Luckily for the player, one of his teammates was under medical treatment, so he used the break to drink an isotonic drink and apply gel.

He is currently a starter at Palmeiras, with whom he won two Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian championship, among other trophies.

Cristiano Ronaldo (38) from Saudi Al Nassr is an ardent advocate of a healthy diet and lifestyle, and even publicly showed his aversion to sweet drinks. During Euro 2020 with the Portugal national team, he removed a bottle of “Coca-Cola” brand from the press conference table and said “Water!”, a gesture that quickly went viral.