Flamengo hand No 11 shirt to Lucas Paquetá after Everton Cebolinha exit | OneFootball

Flamengo have confirmed Lucas Paquetá will wear the number 11 shirt, filling the vacancy left by Everton Cebolinha’s move to Santos. The club said in a social media post on Saturday 12.

Paquetá previously wore 11 early in his Flamengo career before joining Milan in 2018. In his 2018 farewell, that was the number on his back.

On his 2026 return, with Everton Cebolinha already using his preferred number, he took 20. Now the historic jersey returns to him.

Everton Cebolinha assumed 11 in 2023, a year after signing. When he arrived in 2022, Vitinho held the number before departing.

Shirt 11 has an illustrious past at Flamengo. Romário, one of the club’s greatest scorers with 204 goals, wore it. Midfielder Renato Abreu lifted the Copa do Brasil in 2006 and was central in relegation battles while wearing 11.

Lico carried 11 in the 1981 world title team. Zinho used it in the 1987 Brasileirão, later winning the 1994 World Cup with Brazil. Vitinho also wore 11 during the Libertadores triumphs in 2019 and 2022.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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