“I’m happy to score again.”

Vitor Roque has overcome an injury to his right ankle to score again just weeks after he was due to join FC Barcelona. The 18-year-old Brazilian international forward, who was acquired by the Barça club for a fixed period of 30 million euros and a variable amount of 31 million euros, has returned to the field with Atlético Paranense. In the 46th minute of the match against his former club Cruzeiro, Roque took advantage of a pass from Eric and scored a goal, which at one point was 0-1, but in the end the score was 1-1. The scoring GPS was intact and the scorer, identified by Curé Sports Director Mr. Deco as a target for inclusion in the next market window, was satisfied to see that his target was there. “I’m very happy to score again,” Tigrinho told Sport.

Roque emphasized his commitment to his current club, despite the fact that if all goes well, his short-term future is with Barcelona.

“I’m very happy to score again in this shirt. We came looking to win, but it wasn’t possible because we equalized in the last minutes,” he said, hinting that his efforts at Atlético Paranaense will not be nullified. promised. . “What we have to do is stay focused on these two games that we still have to play,” he said.

Roque did not celebrate his goal against his previous team, but his last goal came against Atlético Mineiro on 2 September. ‘Tigrinho’, who had already played 30 minutes in the 0-0 draw against Vasco da Gama, has scored 21 goals in 44 games this season: 12 in Serie A, 12 in Copa do. One goal in Brazil, four in the Copa Libertadores and four more in the Paranaense Championship.