Flamengo icon Zico: I nearly joined Corinthians, but: “They wanted me…” | OneFootball

Zico only played for Flamengo among Brazilian clubs

The greatest idol of a Brazilian football club almost wore the shirt of another team in the country. That’s because, on Friday (17), Zico said he came close to playing for Corinthians, but Flamengo’s biggest idol did not accept the conditions.

— You know I was close to coming to Corinthians, they invited me. It was ’80, I think. It was ’95, I don’t know. 1994, but they wanted me to play only in the finals. I said: “Man, are you crazy? Are you crazy?”, Galinho told PodPah.

Did Zico only play for Flamengo?

Galinho de Quintino is the greatest product of Flamengo’s youth academy. So Arthur Antunes Coimbra said he would never leave the club he loves, but the Rubro-Negro insisted on selling the star to Udinese (ITA).

So, reluctantly, the eternal number 10 played in Europe, but returned to the Most Beloved. Later, of his own free will, the star embraced the project of playing in Japan. However, the idol never played for another club in Brazil.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

While the club’s greatest idol is being interviewed, Flamengo return to the pitch this Sunday (19) to face Bahia. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã, for the 12th round of the Brasileirão.

Thus, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the clash between Flamengo and Bahia through YouTube, the website, and social media. The broadcast of the match, however, will be on Premiere (pay-per-view).

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