体坛英语资讯：Brazilian midfielder Lima closer to World Cup after Palmeiras move
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 3-- <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palmeiras">Palmeiras</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="fronted">fronted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="Santos">Santos</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 27-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palmeiras">Palmeiras</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> [<span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>]. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="irrespective">irrespective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="individually">individually</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chances">chances</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 14 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1-0 <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maracana">Maracana</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Selecao">Selecao</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2-0 <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Lima">Lima</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Palmeiras">Palmeiras</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="antagonism">antagonism</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Santos">Santos</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="green">green</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palmeiras">Palmeiras</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> 11 <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 14 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 15.</p>
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