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Vini Jr revealed that he doesn't remember his first goal with Flamengo's jersey

Real Madrid (ESP) conducted a game with some of the squad players this Wednesday (10). The question was simple: "against which team did you score your first professional goal?". Vini Jr got it right, by mentioning the correct opponent and also the competition. However, the boy brought up by Flamengo couldn't detail how the play went.

"Against Palestino (CHI), in the South American Cup. (How was it?) I don't remember (laughs)", said Vini Jr. The goal in question happened on August 9, 2017, at the Luso-Brazilian Stadium, when Flamengo won 5-0. The Real Madrid striker scored the fifth goal of the match. Felipe Vizeu, Geuvânio, Everton Ribeiro, and Willian Arão also scored.

HOW WAS THE GOAL?

If Vini Jr doesn't remember how the goal was, Coluna do Fla refreshes the Real Madrid striker's memory. The first goal of the young player as a professional occurred at 28 minutes of the second half, in the second phase return match of the South American Cup. On aggregate, Mengão eliminated Palestino with a score of 10 to 2.

After a deep pass, Vini Jr tapped to the left, but the ball ran too much, going out of the area. Then, the striker crossed, Berrío headed it to the middle, and Vinicius himself took advantage and scored. After the play, the young player said he would never forget his first professional goal.

"I got the ball inside, the goalkeeper came out, I tapped it. But I couldn't finish. I saw Berrío in the area, I gave a little touch over, he could have finished. But, when it's meant to happen, the ball went and came back and I was lucky to score my first goal with Flamengo's jersey. I'll never forget, super happy", said Vini, in 2017.

HOW WAS VINI JR'S CAREER AFTER THE GAME?

On the day of his first professional goal, Vini Jr was already sold to Real Madrid. However, the striker could only present himself to Spanish football when he turned 18, which happened in July of the following year. During this period, the 'Malvadeza' played 69 games and scored 14 goals with the Sacred Mantle. In 2018, the athlete presented himself to the European club and is currently an idol, with two Champions League titles and goals in both finals.

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