Vitor Roque with Brazil

IN BRAZIL THEY AMAZE WITH 'TIGRINHO'

A well-known Brazilian coach compares Vitor Roque to Ronaldo

Published:30/12/2023 - 19:14h

Updated:30/12/2023 - 19:14h

Vitor Roque continues to garner praise after his arrival at FC Barcelona. The last to surrender to 'Tigrinho' was Alexandre Mattos, former sporting director of Athletico Paranaense, who got 'wet' by comparing him to Ronaldo Nazario

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In spite of being a very young footballer, Vitor Roque is, for the time being, the leading centre with better projection of the Brazilian football. The player of 18 years landed this week in Barcelona and, to less than a week of the that could be his first official party (the Thursday in front of the UD ThePalms ), the one of Timóteo follows harvesting praises in his country and out of him, mainly thanks to his talent and capacity goleadora.

In this regard, Alexandre Mattos, ex sportive director of the Athletico Paranaense, did not doubt in comparing to 'Tigrinho' with the ex forward of the Barça and the Real Madrid to describe his talent. "Vitor Roque Seems a lot to Ronaldo Nazario. It is explosive, has power, capacity to mark goals and has all the necessary conditions to be one of the best forwards of the world", affirmed in the program 'You Diràs' of 'RAC1'.

Around the middle of year, the ex sportive director of the Inter of Carry Cheerful, Gustavo Grossi, also had compared to 'Tigrinho' with the 'Phenomenon'. "It is the only footballer that, for real, can become the new Ronaldo Nazario", affirmed Grossi. "Has all what had Ronaldo: rapidity, technical, capacity of definition and a winning character above the average...", it ensured in a talk with a local newspaper.

Vitor Roque Will have to shine to emulate to Ronaldo in the Barça

In his first and only season (the 96-97) with the Barça, Ronaldo Nazario added 47 goals in 49 official parties, a fundamental contribution so that the Barça won this year the Glass of Rey, the Supercopa Spanish and the extinct UEFA Winners Cup. In the summer of 1997, the 'Phenomenon' left to the Inter of Milan by 26.5 million euros, 10.5 'kilos' more than what cost his traspaso from the PSV Eindhoven a year before.

In this sense, the ex director of the group of Curitiba added: "Always it is in good position to mark and is dangerous by his speed. It is very strong mentally and is totally prepared to play in the Barça". In his first training, Roque already exhibited for of his offensive repertoire with a golazo. In spite of his age (18 years), in Barcelona there is full confidence in that the adaptation of 'Tigrinho' will be fast, further of the enormous challenge that supposes to give the jump to the European elite to so short age. This yes, to emulate to Ronaldo, Roque still has a lot of work by in front.

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