He thought he was going to die, after doing the CR7 diet

the brazilian footballer gabriel meninoplayer of the palmeirasis a topic of conversation in Portugal for have tried the diet What’s next for the Portuguese star? Cristiano Ronaldo, but when he left the field He thought he was going to “die.”

In statements to the local media Palmeiras Cast, and widely disseminated by the Portuguese press, boyish remembered that wanted to test the power of CR7 to return to be an alternative for the coach of the São Paulo team.

little boy, 22 year old midfielder Said he “wanted to look the same” as Cristiano Ronaldoafter being relegated among the Portuguese coach’s exchange options Abel Ferreira.

So he started with the diet: an egg and supplements for breakfastagain supplements before trainingin the afternoon and before going to sleep, grilled fish or meat and salad for lunch and dinner, according to the Brazilian soccer player.

Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras) tried to replicate Cristiano’s diet: “The diet was like this: breakfast, an egg and supplements. The pre-workout: supplements. Lunch: fish and salad. The snack was more supplements. Dinner: fish and salad. Before bed, more supplements. pic.twitter.com/HERusGdO71

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The next day he was called up for the game and immediately noticed the effects of his diet changebut they were not the desired ones.

I was warming up and the only thing I thought was: ‘I’m going to die’. Five minutes into the game he could no longer run, he needed to be replaced.

fortunately for Merino, one of his companions was being treated by the doctors, so took advantage of the break to have an isotonic drink and apply a gel.

At the moment, Merino is a starter with Palmeiras, with which he has won two Libertadores Cups and a Brazilian Championship, among other trophies.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 38 years old and Saudi club player al-nassr, it’s a fervent supporter of a healthy diet and lifestyle, and has even publicly shown his disgust for sugary drinks.

During the euro 2020 with the Portugal National Team, withdrew a bottle of the brand Coca Cola from the table of the press conference and said “Water!”, a gesture that quickly went viral.