12/03/2023 at 08:00 CET
‘Tigirnho’ will arrive in Barcelona with better scoring records in Brazil, than those Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo had before landing at the Bernabéu
Vitor Roque has 34 goals and 12 assists since he debuted in professional football with Cruzeiro; In 2023 alone there are 21 goals and 7 assists with Ath. Paranaense
Barcelona fans have tangible reasons to be excited about Vitor Roquethe only reinforcement so far confirmed that Xavi Hernández will have in the next winter market.
‘Tigrinho’ will arrive in the Catalan capital having completed a first stage in professional football performing at a very high level. What he has done in the local Brazilian competitions and in the South American continental competitions is to take his hat off. And a fact that even gives greater relevance to what has been achieved, he is only 18 years old (he will turn 19 at the end of next February).
At the moment, he has accumulated 96 games (only in his respective clubs and without taking into account his participation with the Seleçao) in which he has scored 34 goals and given 12 assists.
With Cruzeiro there were 16 games in which he scored 6 goals and gave an assist. Like the club he presides Ronaldo Nazario did not present him with a project that would enhance his virtues, he made the right decision to change his scene. And, in April of last year, he landed at Athlético Paranaense.
And with ‘Furacao’, in a year and nine months, he has played 80 official matches, with 28 goals and 11 assists.. In this year 2023 alone, there are 21 goals and 7 assists… and he still has the last two Brasileirao games left.
These are extraordinary statistics, which corroborate that he is a ‘9’ that goes for figure. We are talking about a true ‘killer’ from the area, very precocious, who at 17 years old was the ‘rookie’ of the 2022 Copa Libertadores, making the difference in the quarterfinals and semifinals and even reaching the final.
Barça has signed a real diamond in the rough. One of the best South American footballers to emerge in the last five years. To have a dimension of what ‘Tigrinho’ has done so far, it is necessary to open the field of vision and make direct comparisons with other ‘jewels’ during his time in Brazilian football. It is acceptable to start a Barça-Real Madrid match.
Florentino Pérez, obsessed with finding the new Neymar Jr, spent 120 million euros hiring Vinicius Jr., from Flamengo, and Rodrygo, from Santos. And none of them made the jump to the Bernabéu having scored more goals than I have done. Victor Roque. The data is devastating.
Between 2017 and 2018, come He played 69 games with ‘Mengao’ in which he scored 14 goals and gave 4 assists. ‘Tigrinho’, who still has two games with Athlético Paranaense, has scored 20 more goals and if he has played more games it is a credit to the future Blaugrana. While Vinicius was in the U-20, Vitor Roque made the differences in professional football.
And Rodyrgo, between 2017 and 2019, wore the Santos shirt 79 times in which he scored 17 goals and gave 8 assists. During his time in Brazil, Vitor Roque has scored twice as many goals as the now Madrid winger.
He says goodbye to his ‘twisted’
Vitor Roque scored on Thursday at the Mineirao stadium, against Cruzeiro, his first goal since he reappeared after being knocked out for two months due to an injury to the ligaments in his right knee.
This Sunday, he will take a new step in his return to the playing fields in his third game in a row in eight days. It will be as a starter in the team he directs Wesley Carvalho in the match against Santos, corresponding to the penultimate round of the Brasileirao. The clash will represent his farewell to the ‘Furacao’ ‘torcida’ at the Arena da Baixada before leaving for Barcelona. The match, which will be played at 22:30 CET, is key for the São Paulo team that is fighting against relegation.
2023-12-03 07:00:30
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