There's a new winger at Orlando Pirates named Gilberto. Coach Jose Riveiro is sounding very impressed with the Angolan.
New Orlando Pirates forward Gilberto celebrates his first goal with Monnapule Saleng against Getafe in Spain. Image: @lorenzKO/X
“I can tell you that he settled very well in the group; he’s a very open guy, and our group, in that sense, is very special. We have a lot of young players that have common things with Gilberto,” Riveiro said as cited by“We are all trying to help him, first of all, express himself on the field and try to get the best of his capacity. But at the same time, help him to feel comfortable and that’s something we are doing very well in my opinion.
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