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Junior makes donation to future Fla Museum

Former left-back visited Gávea to donate the clothes he wore in the parade honoring Zico

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At the end of May, Maestro Junior was in Gávea to donate to the future Flamengo Museum the costume he wore in the Imperatriz Leopoldinense parade, which honored the club's eternal number 10, Zico. The left-back of the 1981 World Cup title was welcomed by the club's vice president and Historical Heritage Officer, Walter D'Agostino, who was representing president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello at the time.

Aware of the importance and significance of the donation, Junior didn't hesitate to give up the piece for the club's collection. Bruno Lucena, coordinator of the Mais Querido's historical heritage, highlighted how important such initiatives are to Flamengo. "Junior's initiative demonstrates confidence in the work done at the club and further reinforces its greatness and importance to our history. Furthermore, he is one of the biggest supporters of our future museum," he said. In 2014, Junior will turn 60 years old and 40 years since his debut for the Rubro-Negro. "Vovô Garoto" was the player who played the most games for Flamengo, with a total of 874 matches.

Like Junior, Adílio also donated his parade costume to the museum. In March of this year, Imperatriz Leopoldinense took the "Arthur X" parade to the avenue, which, in addition to telling the story of Zico, also featured some of the victories the red-and-black team enjoyed in 81.