While attending the Flamengo-Vasco da Gama match at the Maracana, Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior declared that he will return to his former team “one day.”

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The Brazil forward flew to Rio to enjoy a brief vacation from sport after finishing his season with Real Madrid in Europe. He was present at the Maracana when Flamengo, his former team, defeated Vasco 4-1. The forward came out to play during a pause in the game.

He received a shirt with his name and number on the back from each squad.”It will take some time, but I will return to Flamengo eventually.” Being at Flamengo, Maracana, and a classic makes me happy. I appreciate everything they done for me.

He remarked, “That I can remain strong and continue to fight for those who will come after me.” In the final week of May, Flamengo and Cruzeiro supported Real Madrid by sitting down for the first 36 seconds of their Serie A match after Vinicius was subjected to racial taunts in Spain during the team’s 1-0 loss to Valencia.

After emerging from the tunnel with anti-racist t-shirts, they took this action. To demonstrate their support for Vinicius Jr., Flamengo players wore shirts that read, “All with Vinicius Jr.” throughout the game.