The president of the republic on Tuesday put into perspective Portugal’s “great loss” in the League of Nations, which he saw in California, and emphasized Corticeira Amorim’s “example of excellence and leadership” in this North American state.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa watched the match of the Portuguese national team, which lost 1-0 to Spain and was denied entry to the League of Nations final, in a restaurant owned by a Portuguese émigré of Azores descent, Manuel Azevedo, in the wine region of Sonoma.
“We had a lot of fun. The place couldn’t be more pleasant, in the middle of California, an Azores, Azores food, a euphoric Portuguese atmosphere. But sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. [mundial do] Qatar is waiting there to win”he told reporters after the game.
The head of state sent “A big hug to Fernando Santos and the whole team”felt that “the Spaniards were better at strategy and luck” and noted that “life goes on”.
Already speaking to journalists in Napa Valley, next to Sonoma County, at the end of a visit to a factory in Corticeira Amorim, the President of the Republic praised the weight of this cork producer in California and the United States in general. .
“We went from an experience that was a close call on the beach to this one that’s overwhelming. We’ve basically crushed all over the world, and here it’s very important to see how a small unit in terms of physical space has a national intervention, it is not just here in California that covers all states and is in fact an example of excellence and leadership in Portugal”said.
Source: DN
