Home Football Vinicius Jr. emotionally held up his Flamengo shirt in an iconic scene in the Maracanã – the place that nurtured him to become the best player in the world and he vowҽd ‘One day I will return!’

Vinicius Jr. emotionally held up his Flamengo shirt in an iconic scene in the Maracanã – the place that nurtured him to become the best player in the world and he vowҽd ‘One day I will return!’

Football — 10/14/2023

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior said he would go back to his old team “one day” while watching the Flamengo-Vasco da Gama match at the Maracana.

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Deportes RPC on X: "¡Momento especial️! Vinícius Jr recibió homenaje en el partido entre Flamengo y Vasco da Gama en el Estadio Maracaná. “siempre serás nuestro chico. Te queremos mucho Vini”, escribió

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Deportes RPC on X: "¡Momento especial️! Vinícius Jr recibió homenaje en el partido entre Flamengo y Vasco da Gama en el Estadio Maracaná. “siempre serás nuestro chico. Te queremos mucho Vini”, escribió

After ending his season with Real Madrid in Europe, the Brazil forward flew to Rio to take a short break from football. He was in the crowd at the Maracana when his old team, Flamengo, beat Vasco 4-1 in a match. There was a break in the game, and the forward came out to play.

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Both teams gave him a shirt with their names and numbers on the back of it.”I’ll be back to Flamengo one day, but it will take a while.” I’m glad to be at Maracana, Flamengo, and a classic. I’m grateful for all they did for me.

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“That I can stand strong and keep fighting for those who will come after me,” he said. Following Vinicius’s racist treatment in Spain during Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss at Valencia, Flamengo and Cruzeiro showed their support by sitting down for the first 36 seconds of their Serie A match in the last week of May.

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They did this after coming out of the tunnel wearing t-shirts with a message against racism. During the game, Flamengo players wore shirts that said “All with Vinicius Jr.” to show support for him.

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