The youngster from the red-and-black youth academy had already made history before turning 18. After just 30 seconds on the field, Vinicius Jr. wrote his name in the pages of South American football by becoming the first player born in 2000 to score a goal in a continental competition.

In the red-black rout over Palestino, on Wednesday night (9), the number 20 was responsible for scoring the fifth goal. According to data from the European website providesVinicius wasn't the youngest player to take the field, but he was the first player born after 1999 to score. The statistics cover all matches in both the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone.

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It was also Vinicius' first goal for the Mais Querido professional team.