Jorginho leads the Brasileirão for penalties scored since June | OneFootball

Midfielder is a penalty specialist and has converted six kicks since joining Flamengo

The Italo-Brazilian Jorginho debuted for Flamengo in June this year. Since then, the midfielder is the player in the Série A of the Brasileirão with the highest number of penalties converted. Thus, the athlete is a valuable asset for the team, which is competing for two titles.

With the goal against Red Bull Bragantino on Saturday (22), at Maracanã, during the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship, Jorginho reached six penalties converted since June. The second player with the most penalty goals is Alan Patrick, from Internacional, with five.

What is the ranking of penalties converted since June?

In other words, the Italo-Brazilian has not missed any penalty he has taken with the Sacred Mantle so far. Moreover, one of the penalties was against Manuel Neuer, from Bayern Munich (GER), a German goalkeeper who, for many, is among the greatest in history.

How did Jorginho join Flamengo?

Jorginho was a free agent after terminating his contract with Arsenal (ENG). At 33 years old, the midfielder signed with the Most Beloved for three years, until the end of 2028. The Italo-Brazilian spent 15 years in European football.

What are the two trophies Flamengo is competing for?

Jorginho is extremely useful for Filipe Luís's tactical scheme and for a possible penalty shootout against Palmeiras. This is because the teams are competing for the Libertadores title this Saturday (29), starting at 6 PM (Brasília time) in Lima, Peru.

Furthermore, Flamengo is a combination of results away from becoming the Brazilian champion. This Tuesday (25), a victory for the red-black team and a defeat for Palmeiras would give the Brasileirão trophy to the Most Beloved in the 36th round of the National Championship.

At what time do the Flamengo and Palmeiras matches take place?

Both matches take place this Tuesday (25), starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), for the 36th round of the Brasileirão. Thus, Premiere, on pay-per-view, will broadcast the games between Atlético-MG versus Flamengo and Grêmio versus Palmeiras for all of Brazil.

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