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Coach Gerardo Seoane sees Borussia Mönchengladbach’s young goalkeeper Tiago Pereira before an important phase in his career. After four missions in the Bundesliga, the 19-year-old must now deal with the dwindling carefree of the first few weeks. « If a young player begins to evaluate the situation differently, it should not be underestimated. It may be that the process of thinking begins now, » said the Swiss on Thursday.

After the injuries to Moritz Nicolas and Jonas Omlin, Pereira had moved between the posts, in the 1-1 last weekend against FC St. Pauli the Luxembourg with Portuguese roots received his first goal. « He really showed a very good performance, an impressive control of penalty area, especially on flanks. And he was again incredibly supported by the forefenses, there were many blocked shots, » said Seoane.

Pereira Cardoso, who celebrated his 19th birthday on Monday and is currently graduating from high school, will be guarding the goal against SC Freiburg on Saturday. However, he did not identify signs of a changed setting in his keeper. « In training, he continued to show a free head, » said Seoane. SID