Petkovic scores his 50th goal for Flamengo and the club's 100th of the season
Serbian already has seven goals in the Brazilian Championship. Club totals 102 goals in 2009
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
With his Olympic goal, Dejan Petkovic rounded off his club career. The Serbian now has 50 goals for the Red-Blacks. In addition, the number 43 scored Flamengo's 102th goal of the year. With the goals scored by Maldonado and Adriano, the club reached 18—XNUMX of which were scored by Adriano, the team's top scorer.
A return in style - Petkovic made his debut on June 21st, in the final minutes of Flamengo's 4-0 rout of Internacional, still in the first round of the Brazilian Championship. He was visibly out of rhythm. While still under Cuca's management, he came on in other matches, always in the second half. His first goal in this new stint at Gávea would come at Serra Dourada, in the loss to Goiás on August 5th.
With Andrade, he gradually earned a starting spot and has contributed to the team's rise. On September 20th, he opened the scoring in a match against Coritiba. It was a goal in his signature style, with a beautiful free kick. On October 7th, he added another, in a 3-3 draw against Vitória. Three days later, the "foreigner" shone with a fine performance against São Paulo. He scored a penalty and provided a beautiful pass for Zé Roberto to seal the 2-1 comeback.
Pet's biggest moment, however, was yet to come. On October 18th, the midfielder was hailed by the press and fans as the star of the match at Palestra Itália, where Flamengo defeated then-leader Palmeiras. He scored a stunning goal in the first half and sealed the victory with an Olympic goal.
Absent from the game against Barueri, the team's only defeat in the last 14 games, Petkovic once again proved his importance by scoring another Olympic goal, this time at Mineirão, in the 3-1 victory over Atlético-MG, a result that took Flamengo to third place in the competition and puts Andrade's team in the fight for the title.
A return in style - Petkovic made his debut on June 21st, in the final minutes of Flamengo's 4-0 rout of Internacional, still in the first round of the Brazilian Championship. He was visibly out of rhythm. While still under Cuca's management, he came on in other matches, always in the second half. His first goal in this new stint at Gávea would come at Serra Dourada, in the loss to Goiás on August 5th.
With Andrade, he gradually earned a starting spot and has contributed to the team's rise. On September 20th, he opened the scoring in a match against Coritiba. It was a goal in his signature style, with a beautiful free kick. On October 7th, he added another, in a 3-3 draw against Vitória. Three days later, the "foreigner" shone with a fine performance against São Paulo. He scored a penalty and provided a beautiful pass for Zé Roberto to seal the 2-1 comeback.
Pet's biggest moment, however, was yet to come. On October 18th, the midfielder was hailed by the press and fans as the star of the match at Palestra Itália, where Flamengo defeated then-leader Palmeiras. He scored a stunning goal in the first half and sealed the victory with an Olympic goal.
Absent from the game against Barueri, the team's only defeat in the last 14 games, Petkovic once again proved his importance by scoring another Olympic goal, this time at Mineirão, in the 3-1 victory over Atlético-MG, a result that took Flamengo to third place in the competition and puts Andrade's team in the fight for the title.