Attacking midfielder Nico wanted simply 7 minutes to open the scoring in opposition to Patroninense this Saturday (21/1), at the Estádio Pedro Alves do Nascimento, in the first leg of the Campeonato Mineiro. The goal was much more exceptional because it was the first for Cruzeiro, his and his late mother’s favourite staff.

Raposa’s new quantity 10 shirt made it clear that he has been a Cruzeiro fan since his introduction. Tonight, after scoring his first goal for the membership, Nico spoke of his happiness and even devoted the ball in the web to his mother, who has now handed away.

“I’m very comfortable for the goal in my favourite staff. Too dangerous my mother could not see me in the staff she supported and fought arduous. Mom, at present your son is right here in your staff. above,” Nico stated.

The attacking midfielder was born in Montes Claros, in the north of Minas Gerais. When he wore the shirt for the first time, Nico had already commented on his closeness with Cruzeiro. “I’m very comfortable to give you the option to put on this shirt, which could be very large. She has all the time been my coronary heart staff,” he stated.

Despite being from Cruzeiro, Nico was scouted by Atlico in 2010. Before experiencing the peak of his profession at Furaco, a membership he defended between 2015 and 2021, he additionally performed for Amrica, one other of Cruzeiro’s cross-state rivals.

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