What the Brazilian media are saying about Alexandro Bernabei’s “electric” debut out on loan from Celtic

Celtic defender Alexandro Bernabei has impressed on his debut for Brazilian club Internacional this week.

The Argentinian made the loan move to South America last month after struggling to make an impact in the Celtic first team, comPeting with Greg Taylor for the left-back spot.

He’d made just nine appearances under Brendan Rodgers before securing his exit to Brazil, only four of which were as a starter.

The 23-year-old was made to wait for his debut at Internacional, too, but was trusted with a starting spot against Bolivian outfit Real Tomayapo in the Copa Sudamericana this week.

The group match finished 0-0 but Bernabei stood out as one of his new club’s top performers.

Alexandro Bernabei makes Brazilian impact

Brazilian journalist Guilherme Mirra told 67 Hail Hail: “Despite a poor collective effort, Alexandro Bernabei looked awesome in his debut for Internacional and didn’t look like someone who had only played five times this year.

“He was electric down the left and also showed capability to push the play through the middle. His performance was similar to the best ones for Lanús that caught Celtic’s eyes in the first place.

“Two of Inter’s best chances came from his feet, but they couldn’t capitalise on either one of them.”

Stat-tracking sites back up the opinion of Mirra. Sofascore in Brazil identified him as the man of the match.

Similarly, Fotmob reckoned he was the star of the show, too. They gave him an 8.5 rating – the highest on the pitch.

The attack-minded left-back completed six of eight attempted dribbles, had four accurate crosses from six attempts and created six chances – bombing up and down the flank.

What’s next for Bernabei in Brazil

He is on loan for the rest of the 2024 season so won’t be returning to Celtic for a while, if at all. You’d imagine if he impresses on his travels that the Brazilian club will look to make his move permanent.

However, Bernabei is contracted to Celtic until the summer of 2027 so there are plenty of ways this can still play out if the player is intent on forging a career in European Football.

We’ll be wishing him the best of luck as looks to cement himself as a regular following his impressive debut.

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