Marcelo Martins dressed up as Santa Claus to make a child’s dream come true | VIDEO

Besides being a great striker, Marcelo Moreno Martins showed that he also has a huge heart. The Bolivian forward disguised himself as Santa Claus, days before the Christmas celebration, and fulfilled a child’s dream on a television program in the highland country.

During the space La Revista, the minor excitedly told the host about his illusion of becoming a professional footballer and, at some point, representing the ‘Verde’. It was at that moment that the popular Santa Claus appeared, with some gifts in his sack.

The boy, as can be seen in the video, received from the character a soccer ball and a Bolivian national team shirt, precisely the ‘9’ of forward Marcelo Martins. The little boy made it clear that the highland figure was his greatest idol, without imagining the surprise that was coming.

Santa Claus stripped off his beard and hat, revealing that it was Cruzeiro’s attacker. The boy could not contain the tears of emotion and hugged his idol.

“Although they say that it is impossible, we have to believe that it is always possible to realize our dreams“The athlete wrote in an Instagram post, which he complemented with the clip of the exciting moment he gave the boy on national television.

Marcelo Moreno, ready for the Qualifiers

On the eve of Christmas, the Bolivian team announced its list of summoned with a view to the matches against Venezuela and Chile, within the framework of the fifteenth and sixteenth round, respectively, of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers. The list is made up of they make up a total of 34 footballers.

On the payroll, Marcelo Moreno Martins, current scorer of the qualifying contest, could not miss, with nine annotations. With his record, the member of the Brazilian Cruzeiro surpasses stars such as Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez.