“Christ the Redeemer applauded”: Chilean pundit goes wild at Lino goal

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Coluna do Fla

·8 September 2026

“Christ the Redeemer applauded”: Chilean pundit goes wild at Lino goal

Alberto ‘Troubadour of the Goal’ Lopez called Flamengo’s goal against Remo

South America is keeping an eye on Flamengo, with live broadcasts of the matches for neighboring countries. The Rubro-Negro side’s 1-0 win over Remo was also called for Chile. Alberto ‘Troubadour of the Goal’ Lopez, famous among Flamengo fans since 2019 because of his call of Gabigol’s goals in the Libertadores final against River Plate (ARG), said that “even Christ the Redeemer started applauding” Samuel Lino’s beautiful goal in Belém.

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— He’s on the way to score, look at the first one, look at the first one, he shoots and it’s a Flamengo goal! Goooal for Flamengo, Lino. The Mengo crowd roars! The Mengo crowd roars. The Mengo crowd roars. Lino scored. Great team move by Flamengo. In the 19th minute of the second half, unstoppable for the goalkeeper. The Rubro-Negro Nation celebrates, ladies and gentlemen. Even Christ the Redeemer starts to applaud: Lino, 1-0 for Mengo —, the Troubadour called.

IN SHORT, BROADCAST ACROSS ALL OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES

‘Troubadour of the Goal’ currently works on the ‘Fanatiz’ channel, which is broadcast throughout Latin America and also in the United States. The Chilean commentator is joined by Brazilian Renata Almada, who provides commentary on Brazilian Championship matches for the network.

SO, WHEN DID TROVADOR DEL GOL GO VIRAL IN BRAZIL?

The announcer became known for his screams and profanity while calling Gabigol’s goals in Lima against River Plate. On that occasion, he repeated several times: “Flamengo goal, f***, Flamengo goal, f***.” Because of that, Alberto became famous in Brazil and turned into a sort of fan favorite among Rubro-Negro supporters.

The stunner scored by Samuel Lino not only secured Flamengo’s win over Remo, but also put Mengão at the top of the Brasileirão table with 54 points, one more than Palmeiras. The São Paulo side only managed a 0-0 draw that round against Botafogo at Engenhão. There are 12 rounds left until the end of the competition.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— It’s really cool to see Flamengo breaking boundaries. Having matches shown live in several countries only helps expand the brand. So, with the Troubadour on commentary, even better. He is very beloved by the Nation, and every time he goes viral, the fans have great memories of 2019 —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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