Partying, Betrayal and Billionaires - The DOWNFALL Of Alexandre Pato 

This guy scored one of the best goals I've seen.. ran half the pitch to score against one of the best teams in the world at the time... forever remembered

His run in AC MILAN was godly, just like KAKA run in milan Pato was just magical till injury happened

Long time A.C. Milan fan here, and I can tell you that Pato is, without any doubt, the biggest regret in recent years. The reasons for his downfall are too many to count, but if I should make a quicklist, I'd say: 1) A.C. Milan medical staff. If you compare his phisique when he arrived and when he left Milan, it's bonkers. He arrived as a really thin boy, who ran in an awkward way, he left as a bona-fide body builder, with exaggerated uppertorso muscles. Daniele Tognaccini (head of Milan medical staff) also bragged about his transformation. This inevitably put exaggerate stress on his leg muscles, and combined with the poor quality of the SerieA fields, lead to the spiral of continous injuries described in the video 2) In the great scheme of things, he was always sacrified on the pitch to allow other players play in their favorite position. He played as a Second Striker behind Inzaghi with Kakà on his side. He then played as a Right Wing to allow Ronaldinho play Left Wing and Borriello play as Forward. He played an undefined role with Ibrahimovic and Robinho (Boateng) under Allegri. He never had the chance to play in his own proper role, and still had an amazing goal/minute ratio, which just testifies the great talent he had 3) Pato's own poor life choices. He wed Sthefany Brito in 2009 just after arriving in Milan. He divorced her right after in 2010, and being exposed to the likes of Ronaldinho and Robinho, not exactly the most professional players of all times, he became a partyboy. The fling with Barbara Berlusconi was just the cherry on top, but at that point in time it was already clear he had lost most of his love for football Honestly, to this day, it still hurts that it ended that bad ...

I used to love watching Pato from 2009-2011ish right before school at 6am as I'm from Australia I would always have to leave early due to school and would always miss 15 minutes plus extra time I used to love bragging about him at school to my friends Il never forget you Pato ❤️🖤🇦🇺

And now look at Cavani at 34... He is a legend... someone who worked hard and stayed away from the wrong type of players!

The streets will never forget, Alex Pato

I always signed this man in Fifa, he got injured too early and they ruined his progress, much like Kaka's injuries in Real Madrid.

With a net worth of $145 million and a bunch of good investments and successful businesses, I honestly don't think he minds much.

We love you Pato,,, from a Barcelona fan,,, I still can't forget the 25s goal at camp Nou,,, it was just like yesterday

The same thing happened with Ronaldo Phenomenon, the club doctors made them gain weight very fast not to mention that they were explosive players, the pressure on the knees is tremendous when you have to change direction extremely fast or run at an extreme speed like both. Duck's body didn't have time to adapt, they should have given him some time to get used to his body not put him straight into the game. It's a good thing that medicine has evolved over time because we would have other Pato and Ronaldo.

He's my age, I looked up to him when he broke out to the masses back in Milan. People who didn't live through it would have a hard time understanding the amount of hype Pato had, right when social media was starting to catch on. He was INSANE and simply broke all expectations consistently, be it Serie A, Champions League, National Team games... anything. Had he not been infected by injuries, the Neymar generation would've been completely different and Brazil would've never lost their touch (the new current generation with Vini and Antony and so on is really good though). I know of many cases of "What If?!" players, but none other was a bigger What If than Alexandor Pato for me. At least he's the biggest one out of the ones that I did manage to see. Only Messi had a similar breakout into stardom in such a conving way in the past 2 decades (arguably Ronaldo fenomeno as well, but that was nearly 3 decades ago). Thanks for doing this video.

Too much talent for a human body to take. He was born with a gift that we weren’t ready to witness in full spectacle.

Injuries, injuries, injuries. Milans medical team ruined him. They bulked him and then, the injuries started !!

Talent without hard work is nothing -CR7

I know exactly how he feels about his thigh. The same happened to me through the NHS. Mad how a professional football club has such negligence especially of Milan’s calibre

Am I the only one who loves the way this guy narrates the story ?

There are a lot of players throughout history that had huge talent, potential for top 5 in the world, but never achieved even half of that. Pato is just one in a long list with players like Adriano, Robinho, Saviola, Dani, Fabio Paim, Lucian Sanmartean

El Shaarawy was another prospect at Milan hampered by injury. Maybe Pato had a point about the club’s injury record.

He’s only 32 now, I loved watching him during his Milan days.Great job on the video. 👍

Outstanding job, keep it going like that. I always felt bad for players who never get their full potential.

Your storytelling videos are great! You've really found your niche here on RU-vid :-) Keep the videos coming. Its really sad how injuries can ruin a player like this.

best football player documentaries on youtube no cap 💯💯 keep up the good work

He doesn't need to play anymore, as he's married nowadays to the daughter of a Brazilian media mogul, Silvio Santos, who is the owner of the 2nd largest TV network in the country, SBT. Pato excelled more in being a playboy than a player and has been successful at that.

Your videos are really good especially the details you go into I really enjoy them

Pato was my childhood Haaland/Mbappe

if pato played without injuries he would be one of the best right now

AC Milan Cult Legend, a FIFA Legend and the one who is the biggest "What If Pato was never injured"

This guy used to average a goal every game for AC Milan. It was a thrill to watch him in red and black. Such a sad fate in the end for such a talented player.

Love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 I really enjoy these videos, Keep them coming.

He's playing for Orlando City now I just hope he will stay healthy and show his talent,if not for so many injury's he would have been the next Ronaldo of Brasil.

Great video keep it up and could you pls do r9 he's my favourite player

great video, brings back all the good memories.

Pato has never been the "Next Ronaldo", since the only two things they had in common were the agility and injuries. Still a magnificent player, though

Nunca vou me esquecer, eu fiz teste para o Internacional e jogava pelo seu futsal. Minha mãe conheceu o Pato nessa época, ela falava que seria o maior jogador da história. Se não me engano ele chegou a morar um tempo com um jogador do time, Rafael Sóbis, de lá ele pegava o ônibus para ir treinar e eu pegava ônibus com ele.

Can you do one about Sadio mane please more people need to hear his story especially since he has just won afcon

I believe his main problem was lack of discipline. If he was disciplined like Ibrahimović, Messi and Christiano Ronaldo he would still be top player in Europe wining trophies.

always loved the fella, brilliant striker...modelled in R9's form and some bit of Kaka. injuries really did him bad...there's a recurring thing about Brazilians and injuries, more so in MIlan...R9..remember?

Your storytelling is powerful

Can you please do a video on how good was Sócrates 🇧🇷

Thanks again for another great video.From a Jamaican living in USA 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

when you grow up, watching all these legends play in the 80's 90's and early 00's you only remember and learn their all time highs as a kid because no one talks about what happens to then when they fall , how or why, at least here where i live, and i never learned anything about all these players i adored as a kid, the reason i LOVE this channel and you sir, is because you fill all these blanks, and questions i had for a couple of decades now. you are awesome PLEASE keep doing what you are doing im so happy i found your channel.

Iam now conviced that your documentaries are one of the best and have subscribed to yr channel.

I still remember when he scorched Barcelona with his speed in the opening minutes.

Well, he was injured many times. That's why. I remember Del Bosque saying that Macca could've been the best player in the world but the injuries stopped him. Injuries stops anyone

Amazing upload 🔥❤️

Pato vs Barcelona, in 24 seconds. Thanks for the memories. I wished, he didn’t have such bad injuries, he showed his full potential that day.

Amazing Video!!! You should make about Lucas Moura too!

Great channel meu amigo 🔥

Thank you, Pato for the joy and excitement you gave me and the great goals and unreal skill you showed. Brief but fantastic!!

He had the potential to win the majority of Balon d'Or and FIFA The Best that Messi and Ronaldo actually won.

São Paulo supporter here. His time at São Paulo was really good, along with Kaká, Luis Fabiano, Rogério Ceni(the greatest scorer while being a goalkeeper). We got the second place on Brasileirão, but still Pato looked like he was coming back to shape. Unfortunately, he didn't belong to São Paulo, so was sent back to Corinthians. In 2019, Pato came back from China to São Paulo, together with Hernanes(the one who played for Lazio). Both of them never succeded in getting back in form due to the long time on China League. He also got married to the daughter of one of the most powerful man in Brazil, Silvio Santos. At that time, not getting many minutes at the pitch, decided to resign from São Paulo, saving us about 13 million reais(2 million euros) from sallaries. I have a fond memory of Pato, he is really talented, no doubt about that, but one time he said: -My dream is to have my foot stamped in the Walk of Fame. At this moment, I realized that Pato 'll never be able to play football at high level again.

Honestly there are so many young Brazilians who could've ended up as best in the world but most end up egotistical and non hardworking after quick success thats the difference between a talent and hardwork!

Nice work rely liked the video

Only if he had chosen praying with Kaka instead of flipping playboy magazine with Ronaldo.

Good video man respect

Your voice and the video is really nice ❤️❤️❤️🔥 love it

I saw him on FIFA 08.. And everytime I play manager mode ,I Buy him.. His rating is similar to messi.... Then I read about him..it was unfortunate...

So many great young Brazilian talents always burn out either because of injuries or because of the party lifestyle

He helped my team at our Club World Cup title. We're always gonna love him lol

I did this channel anyway! I think this blokes accent make the stories a little bit better. A easy listernin voice new and its a bonus. Gday all from Melbourne 👊

Thank you for this video, no sugarcoating, only facts.

I used to watch Pato with such joy. He was one of my favourite players in Ac Milan back then. Sad to see him this way!

A great video again as always. Let me ask you something...ars you from Portugal?

Love the the title of your channel. So original. Where did you get the idea?

your content is amazing keep up the great work 💪

I remember playing manager mode in fifa 09.I always bought him for the club i used yo manage.I am shocked to what he has become now due to his injuries

Kaka, Marcelo, Robinho, Neymar, Pato, Vinicius, Rodrygo, David Neres, Antony... Brazil just keeps churning out these world-class players! I must visit that country in my lifetime to see the machine that produces such players!

Grande vídeo vejo-te à uns 5 meses e só descobri agora que és tuga:)

It seems so tragic that so much pressure can be put on such young people. What choice do they have except to crumble? As an American and a fan of MLS I hope he's found a home here.

Dude brazil had so many stars that could’ve been in the same level as Messi and Cristiano but always get forgotten or their European careers get cut short. Like kaka, pato, oscar, ronaldinho…

His problems are not injury related. He played really well in many ocasions after the injury. He just couldn't care less. Pato enjoys the catwalk, billionaires and instagram. He stopped caring for football since his first injuries.

Great vid

The problem with talented footballers is that they party too much 😕

Bro, where are you from ? You have a very unique accent. I love it ❤️

Dam no lie he was my favorite player when I started to be a fan of Ac Milan!! Breaks my heart that he never reached his potential!!!

I will always love this man.

So sad. 😢😞 he was one of my fav players

Respect for the video

I would like to know that is it really unlucky on a player's part if he is incurring too many injuries or is it like that he can himself deal with them and it basically depends on a player's habits and work ethic as to how he can help himself to rise from injuries?

This is so sad to see, he was a genuine great player

I love this guy’s voice it is so smooth. It's like listening to meditation.

I remember that '07 U20 WC in Canada... him, Dos Santos, and Edu looked unreal.

Great video. My only complaint is that there were ads every 90 seconds when watching this, which upset the flow of the video, and it was the same advert every time. You need to cut down on the amount of ads shown, as that's almost 15 adverts, for this 20-minute video. Just ludicrous

Belize central america I'm from and & I'm a real Madrid fan but i remember Pato in his prime he was a legend!!✌🏽🙏🌎☮️

Thank you, I’m looking forward to the next one.

Finally is Saturday 🥰🙌🙌🙌

Very underrated channel

Such amazing talent that was never fully released on the football World

So sad for Pato I’m respect a talent like him regardless about his personality

His an absolute banga for Brazil on fifa 12-13

How can he miss 6 weeks in 1 month?😅

"I really fear as to how good he might become" - Fiery words !

Lol imagine trying to blame a 3x Player of the year 2x Ballon D’Or winner and arguably best player ever for Plato’s downfall FOH!

His story is one of the saddest losses in futbol history, a promise of what could have been but never came to be, it was amazing to see him play, i have always thought that Ronaldo was scared of his potential and how he could have been eclipsed by Pato, the Brazil of today would be unstoppable if he had been allowed to play with Neymar, a real shame. It just proves that futbol is like a mafia, with very little people actually having the players best interest in mind when compared to the money getting made, pato is just another huge lost for his beautiful sport, RIP alongside Bojan.

Got to see him play here in Orlando. He has such magic in those legs but this last knee injury probably end his career forever

Not every player has the motivation and desire to reach and then stay at the very top. Some lose some of it once they achieve a certain level and financial security.

That goal against Barcelona. He could have easily been succesful in the premier league where they go for attacking football instead of a tactical defensive Italian football. It was too late when Chelsea bought him.

this video made me tears! such a talent he was and also my childhood!!!

This sounds like a ansu fati situation

When he joined Milan, he had the physique of a normal teenager. But as he grew up, I think the issue was a mixture of him bulking up but also could well be the case of that muscle just being weak to deal with the rigours of 3 matches a week. I think he bulked up too quick. I loved just how effortless his movement was when he joined. Just used to glide past the opposition like they weren't there. The season we won the scudetto under allegri, he performed really well with Ibra and Robinho. Robinho for one was utterly horrific in front of goal. He scored 15 goals, but he should've scored at least 30. I don't blame him so much for the partying because if you're young, rich and injured, what do you do? You go out.