“I am not in Cayenne at the moment. I have been on vacation for two days in Rio de Janeiro,” says Thibaut Peran. A clarification following the sending of a photo immortalized in the Amazon forest, on which the 28-year-old young man appears alongside a Stade Brestois flag, ostensibly hung on a branch above a river. Some 6,500 km from the Cité du Ponant, the gesture is beautiful!
Originally from Landivisiau, the man who studied biological engineering at the IUT of Brest has been working for three and a half years in Guyana, “in regional planning”, he specifies. “We were at this camp 150 km from Cayenne with a friend from Landéda and another, who is a fan of OM (Olympique de Marseille, Editor's note). As Brest supporters, my friend and I put up this flag to taunt him a little, it was the ideal spot,” he laughs on the other side of the world. “He was disgusted not to have his Marseille flag! “.
It must be said that Thibaut Peran has been a fan of Stade Brestois “since I was little, with my father”, and does not miss the matches, even across the Atlantic. “We watch them live on the internet, it’s simpler and avoids delays.”
At the heart of Brazilian fervor
And in Brazil, the land of football par excellence, is the Champions League followed? “I haven't been here long enough, but on Sunday there was a derby here. It was madness in all the places where the match was broadcast, the bars were exultant. This fervor is truly impressive, very different from ours. They also follow the Premier League a lot,” continues the man who will try to find a location that broadcasts the meeting between Stade Brestois and Sparta Prague, this Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Rhetorical question: “A prediction? “. Blunt answer: “A victory for Brest, of course, at least we hope so! “.
FYI, at 9 p.m., when the meeting starts tomorrow, it will be 5 p.m. in Brazil. A Brest victory right at aperitif time? We say “Gooooooooal!” “.
