Another trip to the net for the top scorer. In Wednesday's (21) rout of Madureira, Henrique Dourado scored the third of the night's four goals with his main specialty. Everton Ribeiro was brought down in the opponent's penalty area and the referee signaled the penalty. Dourado took responsibility and hit with extreme skill.
It was the number 19's first penalty goal for the Mais Querido, his only penalty thus far. Despite being an excellent penalty taker, the center forward stated that he is always nervous before each pass, even for the ball that is on the penalty spot.
"I think anxiety is present in every penalty shootout. I try to work day to day to minimize mistakes. Here at Flamengo, we have great penalty takers too, like Diego. He even told me to take the shot. I'm very happy. I praise God for this and I also thank all my teammates," he said, projecting an even greater understanding with his teammates on the field. "I hope I can get to know them even better. It's only the third game. We have everything we need to improve, and I want to continue helping," he added.