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Jorginho does not rule out changing his penalty kick style if necessary against Palmeiras

Little run-up, a hop, waits for the goalkeeper to move, and then shoots. Flamengo fans are already used to Jorginho’s way of taking penalties. However, if he needs to take one in the Libertadores final against Palmeiras on Saturday (29), the midfielder does not rule out innovating.

— That’s a good question (if he would take the penalty in the Libertadores final in the same way). Calmly, yes. If it will be the same way, I don’t know yet. When the moment comes, I’ll have to study the situation, the moment, the goalkeeper, and then we’ll see — said Jorginho.

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HOW DID THE HOP IN THE PENALTY KICK COME ABOUT?

The penalty style is nothing new in Jorginho’s career. The midfielder explained that the ‘hop’ started a decade ago, when he was still playing in the Italian Championship, and it happened unexpectedly, in a relaxed way. Since then, the star has worked to perfect the technique.

— I’ve always taken penalties since I was a child. Until one day, as a joke, after a training session at Napoli, with (defender) Henrique, it just happened naturally. Then he said, “do it against the goalkeepers,” so I did it against the goalkeepers, and they went crazy, really mad — added the midfielder.

— And they told me, you have to train that because it will work in a match. Since then, it’s been about ten years, I started to improve it more and more, train more, and feel confident and comfortable taking penalties that way — explained the number 21, to the Libertadores channels.

WHEN WILL JORGINHO TAKE THE FIELD?

With the possibility that coach Filipe Luís will rest the starters ahead of the Libertadores final on Saturday (29), Jorginho may be on the bench this Tuesday (25), against Atlético-MG, on the synthetic pitch at Arena MRV. The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

The Libertadores final will be held at Estadio Monumental U, in Lima, Peru, where Flamengo will face Palmeiras at 6 p.m. (Brasília time). Thus, whoever wins will become the first Brazilian club to win the Copa Libertadores da América four times.

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