Brazão hits back at Jorginho after penalty taunt in Flamengo v Santos

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·7. April 2026

Brazão hits back at Jorginho after penalty taunt in Flamengo v Santos

Santos goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão spoke with Jorginho before the penalty kick

An unusual moment caught attention in Flamengo’s 3–1 win over Santos on Sunday (05). Before Jorginho took the penalty, the opposing goalkeeper, Gabriel Brazão, walked over to the midfielder and said something. Asked about what was said, the keeper said he knew the secret to saving the shot.

“We have a mutual friend, and we talked about him. He had told me the ‘password’ (to save the penalty). But he’s a great penalty taker, he sped up the shot, hit it hard, and I couldn’t get there,” said Gabriel Brazão in an interview after the match at the Maracanã.

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WHAT DID JORGINHO SAY?

Jorginho was also asked about the content of the conversation with Brazão. In an interview, the number 21 gave the same version as the goalkeeper and detailed how he teased the Santos keeper after putting Flamengo ahead at the Maracanã in a match valid for the tenth round of the Brasileirão.

— I worked with a nutritionist that he also worked with, and then he said, ‘Man, Gustavo (Carvalho) already told me how I’m going to save it.’ Then I said, ‘We’ll see.’ But afterward, when I’m leaving, I turn to him and say, ‘It was close,’ huh — said Jorginho, who teased Brazão after the penalty kick.

SO WHAT’S THE NUTRITIONIST’S VERSION, AFTER ALL?

A mutual friend of Jorginho and Brazão, nutritionist Gustavo Carvalho also spoke about the matter. In an interview with GE of the Federal District, the professional took the situation lightly and guaranteed that he would never do anything against Flamengo, since he is a Flamengo supporter at heart.

— I had the pleasure of working with both of them and I also have the immense pleasure of following them in very significant moments. In situations like this, your heart is divided, because on both sides there are people I like very much, have great admiration for, and above all a great deal of respect for —, he began. “I think this is the great beauty of football, this joking around, this banter. And the Nation can rest easy: the secret of the kick, if I even know it, will remain under lock and key,” the nutritionist concluded, laughing, this Monday (06).

SO, WILL THERE BE A LITTLE HOP ON WEDNESDAY?

To the disappointment of Gustavo and the other Flamengo fans, Jorginho will not have the chance to ‘do the little hop’ on a penalty on Wednesday (08), against Cusco (PER). The midfielder has been ruled out by the medical department and will not travel with the squad for the Libertadores opener.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.