Magical Alison and Bruno send Brazil into raptures

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18, 2016 – Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt won the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games gold medal with a 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) victory over Italy’s Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai at the Copacabana Beach Arena on Thursday. 

Here’s what they said after the match…

Alison Cerutti, Brazil

“In 2012 I won a silver medal and this one is more precious. I needed to do my job to the best of my ability and help Bruno. I have had to work for a gold medal for four years.

“It took a lot of dreaming and a lot of desire. I believed in doing this and I found a partner that believed in this too.

“It was four years of hard work. A lot of dedication, a new team, and a lot of faith. That’s what brought us here today.

“It was amazing because we are so close to our friends and family, it’s wonderful. The Brazilian people deserve this. It is incredible. It is amazing because here it is the Maracana of beach volleyball.”

Bruno Schmidt, Brazil

“It will take a few weeks to understand what we did in front of our home fans in the best place to …

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