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Roberto Baggio was with Zico at the Maracanã last Friday (10)

Two of the greatest number 10s in the history of world football, Zico and Roberto Baggio met last Friday (10) at the Maracanã. The Italian has never hidden that he’s a fan of the Flamengo idol and didn’t miss the chance to take a photo with the “Galinho.”

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HAS BAGGIO TALKED ABOUT ZICO BEFORE?

Voted the best player in the world in 1993, Roberto Baggio became remembered in Brazil for missing the penalty for Italy that secured the fourth World Cup in 1994 for the green and yellow team. In short, during an old interview, given in 2010, the European was asked if he holds any grudge against our country, and the answer was surprising.

“I don’t resent Brazil. On the contrary, my greatest idol is Zico and I grew up watching Flamengo play in the 80s. I was and always will be an admirer of Brazilian football,” Baggio said at the time, in a conversation with Esporte Espetacular, on TV Globo.

WHAT DID ZICO AND BAGGIO DO AT THE MARACANÃ?

Legends of Brazil and Italy faced off at the Maracanã last Friday (10). Zico didn’t take the field, due to knee pain, but he was present at the event. With the ball rolling, the green and yellow team won 8–3, with a “show” from Romário, who scored two goals and provided two assists.

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