Last Sunday (16), Atlético held the Galo Forte Festival, featuring 16 soccer schools from Minas Gerais supported by Conexão Galo. The activities took place throughout the day and brought around 200 children to Field 3 at Cidade do Galo.
One of the creators of the project and coordinator of Atlético’s youth recruitment, André Velloso, said that the main goal is to provide fun for the children.
“We don’t give awards, medals, or anything that encourages any kind of competition among them. We want them to come to Cidade do Galo and have fun playing football.”
The festivals are organized by Conexão Galo ambassador and Galo technical scout Roberto Afonseca. According to him, the idea is for more and more soccer schools to take part in the activities.
“Just look at how happy the boys are to come here and see our facilities. These are days to remember.”
One of the participants in this Sunday’s event was Figueira coordinator Wreison Mition, from Governador Valadares. According to him, the boys from his soccer school will never forget this day.
Photo: Arthur Henrique / Atlético
“I was able to talk to the kids, and they’re impressed. They’re all happy to be here. For us at Figueira, this festival was very positive.”
The festival also featured 5 scouts, 2 coaches, and 1 goalkeeping coach from Atlético’s youth academy.
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