Ex-Flamengo player reveals how 'chororô' taunt at Botafogo began | OneFootball

Diego Tardelli scored the goal for Flamengo against Botafogo that caused the rivals to cry

Former player Diego Tardelli had a brief stint with Flamengo, but he managed to make history with a title-winning goal against the rival. The striker also recalled, on Wednesday (08), how he participated, in 2008, in the creation of the 'crybaby' celebration against Botafogo.

— It was a quick counter-attack. Corner for Flamengo. We started playing from the back: Léo Moura, Fábio Luciano, Kléberson. Then it goes to Léo Moura, who just rolls it to me, I control it and give it a little chip -, Tardelli said, participating in the Charla Podcast, to add that:

— We saw after the game (that one of the Botafogo players literally cried because of the refereeing). It's because then Souza created the celebration, right? It was in the midweek game for the Libertadores. Souza Caveirão was great. Even Valdívia, who played for Palmeiras, started doing it -, the former player provoked.

What is the context?

In 2008, Flamengo and Botafogo were deciding the Taça Guanabara, at Maracanã. The Botafogo players took the lead, but referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique marked a penalty from Ferrero on Fábio Luciano. Ibson converted and tied for Flamengo, which caused the rivals to cry.

At the 46th minute of the second half, Tardelli scored the chip goal to turn the match around against Botafogo. Despite the dissatisfaction in the end, the Engenhão team still had two chances to draw, but did not take advantage and preferred to blame the refereeing.

How was Tardelli for Flamengo?

In total, there were 35 matches and six goals scored by Diego Tardelli for Flamengo. At the time, however, the striker suffered a fracture in his right arm, which kept him off the field for three months.

In the interview, Tardelli reveals that he would have liked to have stayed at Flamengo until the end of the contract. However, the striker believes that coach Cuca did not consider him for the team's plans. Thus, the former striker transferred to Atlético-MG.

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