Former Falcão teammate who shone at Benfica enjoying a brilliant spell | OneFootball

Carlos Vinícius, former Benfica player who shared a locker room with Falcão, is in tremendous form. The Brazilian scored three goals in Grêmio's home match against Juventude, valid for the 20th round of the Brasileirão, which ended with a victory for Mano Menezes' team, 3-1, earning three important points.

The Carlos Vinícius show began in the 35th minute, with the conversion of a penalty. At the start of the second half, in the 48th minute, the former Benfica player found the net again. Finally, in the 67th minute, in a quick transition, the Brazilian striker fired the ball into the back of the net to seal the result.

Carlos Vinícius is experiencing a tremendous run of form with Grêmio, a historic Brazilian club. In the last four games, the former Benfica player has scored six goals, standing out as the team's main figure, as they fight for a place in international competitions next season.

Carlos Vinícius' time at Benfica was much talked about. After a season (2019/20) in which he scored 24 goals and provided 10 assists in 47 matches, the Brazilian was loaned to Tottenham (10 goals and three assists in 22 appearances), but the English club did not exercise the purchase option. Since then, the striker's career has never reached such heights again.

Wearing the Benfica shirt, Carlos Vinícius – valued at 3.5 million euros – played 50 matches, in which he scored 24 goals and provided 10 assists. The 30-year-old Brazilian forward – who recently saw Pavlidis break one of his records – won a Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in 2019 with the Lisbon club.

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