The Empire of Love is back with a vengeance. After ten games, the duo scored again in the same match, playing a key role in Flamengo's victory in the Campeonato Carioca. Vagner Love, who hadn't found the net in three games, celebrated the end of his short drought. With his goal this Thursday against Tigres, he now has 11 goals in the competition and remains the undisputed top scorer in the state championship.

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Hot on the heels of the Artilheiro do Amor is his teammate, Adriano, who scored twice in the match. The Emperor has ten goals in the competition, but for Vagner Love, that's a good thing. Since the beginning of the year, he's stated his goal of finishing the State Championship as top scorer, but tied with Adriano.

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"The battle is wonderful. I hope we can continue scoring these goals and helping Flamengo come away with victories. The goal is to win, to win the title, but scoring top marks makes us incredibly happy," he said.

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After the match, the number 9 even joked with Vinícius Pacheco, who gave a great assist to Adriano.

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"Pacheco gave him a little boost, but I hope he helps me in the next games too. Today it was for Adriano, and in the next games it could be for me. The important thing is that both of them score goals and that Flamengo wins games and titles," he added.

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Together, Love and Adriano have already scored 24 goals in 17 matches in 2010.