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Paulo Sérgio was the target of jokes from Sport

Sport defeated Náutico 3-0 last Sunday (08) and was crowned four-time champion of the Campeonato Pernambucano at Estádio dos Aflitos. After the match, the team took the opportunity to tease their rival and striker Paulo Sérgio, former Flamengo player.

This happened because Sport posted a photo of the squad that won the Campeonato Pernambucano and placed Paulo Sérgio in the middle of the image. The club from Ilha do Retiro even included a trophy with the former Flamengo player and the words: “Champion, I beat Sport’s U-20 team.”

WHAT’S THE CONTEXT?

Paulo Sérgio has a reputation for being provocative in Pernambuco football. The former Flamengo player mocked Sport in the first stage, after beating the rival’s U-20 team 4-0 at Estádio dos Aflitos. The opponent’s main squad was in preseason at the time.

Soon after, in the first leg of the Campeonato Pernambucano final, Paulo Sérgio posted a photo on Instagram with the location: “Chiqueiro da Ilha do Retiro” (“Pigsty of Ilha do Retiro”). As a result, Náutico fans mocked their rivals after the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

DID PAULO SÉRGIO PLAY FOR FLAMENGO?

Paulo Sérgio was developed by Flamengo and got his first opportunity with the Most Beloved in 2007, in a match against Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro. The center forward scored his first goal in a derby against Botafogo, on March 27 of the same year.

AND AFTER FLAMENGO?

However, with only 32 matches and four goals, the center forward was transferred by Flamengo. Thus, after leaving Mengo, he traveled the football world. The former red-black player played for Náutico in 2011. Finally, he returned to the Pernambuco club in 2024.

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