Former Vasco striker says Flamengo fans are ‘the most absurd’ | OneFootball

Having played for both Vasco and Flamengo, Romário lavished praise on the Nação

A product of Vasco’s youth academy, Romário never misses a chance to heap praise on Flamengo. In an interview, Baixinho was asked which fanbase is the most insanely supportive. The 1994 world champion didn’t hesitate in his reply: “Mengão.”

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Romário took part in an interview for PetkovicTV, the channel of the Serbian hero of the 2001 Carioca three-peat. The answer about the Nação came during a quick-fire “ping-pong” segment, which is famous on social media among football players and celebrities.

Still in the “ping-pong,” Romário made other mentions of Rio’s biggest club. Asked who was his best pagode partner, Baixinho remembered a teammate from his time at the Most Beloved. “I played with a guy who, at Flamengo, really liked it: Beto.” Finally, when naming the best center-back he faced, the eternal number 11 cited Mozer, the 1981 world champion with Rubro-Negro.

HOW WAS ROMÁRIO AT FLAMENGO?

With two spells at Flamengo between the 1990s and 2000s, Romário etched his name into the club’s history, scoring 204 goals in 240 matches. As a result, Baixinho is Mengão’s fifth-highest scorer of all time, behind only Zico, Dida, Henrique Frade, and Sylvio Pirillo.

However, Romário is being closely chased by a striker who is still active: Pedro. The current number 9 is already in sixth place and has 169 goals with the Sacred Shirt. In other words, if he can maintain his career average, the goalscorer has every chance of overtaking Baixinho in the coming years.

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