Vitor Roque nets twice in comeback, hails Palmeiras, eyes Flamengo | OneFootball

On Wednesday night, Palmeiras beat Red Bull Bragantino 5–1 at Allianz Parque, coming from behind. Vitor Roque scored two goals for Verdão in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. The number 9 valued the result and looked ahead to the decisive clash against Flamengo in the next round.

“I thank God for the goal, the win, and for wearing this shirt. This is Palmeiras, we keep working. We were very happy in this game and got the victory,” he told Premiere.

The other goals in the match were scored by Bruno Fuchs in the first half, and Felipe Anderson and Flaco López in the second.

Flaco-Roque duo returns

Vitor Roque and Flaco López were absences against Juventude. The former served a suspension, and the Argentine was with the Argentina national team and made his debut for the senior side last Monday, starting in the rout of Puerto Rico. Both returned to work together against Bragantino and shone.

“Flaco is an incredible guy. He was with the national team yesterday and we were watching him there. We’ve been linking up really well and I’m happy with our game,” said the number 9.

Vitor Roque looks ahead to the match against Flamengo

In the next round of the Brazilian Championship, Palmeiras face Flamengo. Kickoff is this Sunday at the Maracanã at 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Maracanã.

“It’s a very important match, worth six points, but we’ll keep working with a lot of humility to try to play our best game against them,” he concluded.

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