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Tomás da Cunha was impressed by Vítor Roque's recent performances for Palmeiras. The 'verdão' thrashed Internacional 4-1 at home in the 23rd round of the Brasileirão, with the forward, who refused to join Sporting, standing out by scoring a hat-trick.

"It was tough for Vítor Roque. Getting better alongside Flaco López and has already opened the goal floodgates. Just in time for Brasileirão and Libertadores," wrote the analyst on the social network 'X' (formerly Twitter). The São Paulo team took advantage of Internacional's apathy and scored right from the 4th minute through the Brazilian forward.

Vitor Roque (24') and Lucas Evangelista (29') scored the second and third goals before the 30-minute mark, showing superiority in all aspects, with strong contributions from Flaco López. The fourth came before halftime with Vitor Roque scoring his third goal (43').

Johan Carbonero (72') reduced the deficit for Inter. The result allows Palmeiras to surpass Cruzeiro and take the second place, with 46 points. The next match will be against River Plate, away, in the early hours of Thursday, in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals, at 01:30.

This season, wearing the Palmeiras jersey, Vítor Roque - valued at 20 million euros - has scored 10 goals in 38 matches. The footballer, who cost 25.5 million euros in the last January market, also has four assists to his name.

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