Adriano Imperador made a beautiful history in football. At 42 years old, he made his mark at several clubs, including Flamengo and Inter Milan. Now, football fans will have the chance to watch his farewell game this Sunday (15/12), at 5pm, at Maracanã.
One of Imperador’s great partners in his career was striker Vagner Love, at Flamengo in 2010. Sporting News brings numbers of the pair.
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How many goals did the duo Adriano and Vagner Love score at Flamengo?
The attacking duo, which became known as ‘Império do Amor’, formed at Flamengo in 2010, after Fla arranged for Adriano to arrive on loan. There were 18 games with them on the field, with ten wins, five defeats and three draws.
When they were on the field, Flamengo scored 36 goals, 27 of which were from the duo, according to a survey by ‘ge’. Adriano scored 15 and Vagner Love scored 12 goals.
Vagner Love’s numbers at Flamengo
- 80 games
- 47 goals
- four assists
Adriano’s numbers at Flamengo
- 92 games
- 45 goals
- 11 assists
Who will play the match?
Some football stars are confirmed in the game. For the Flamengo team, in addition to Adriano, the following will be present: Zico, Romário, Diego Ribas, Petkovic, Julio Cesar, Djalminha, Léo Moura, Zé Roberto, Beto, Athirson, Ronaldo Angelim, Toró, Edílson, Emerson Sheik, Reinaldo, Denílson , Juan (defender), Zinho and Vagner Love.
Already in the team of ‘Italian friends of the Emperor’, names such as Ronaldo, Materazzi, Córdoba, Gamarra, Burdisso, David Pizarro, Fábio Júnior, Aldair, Dida, César, Gilberto, Zé Elias and Fábio Simplício are confirmed. Adriano will play for some time on this team.
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What were Adriano’s titles?
Flemish
- Rio Cup: 2000
- Guanabara Cup: 2001
- Carioca Championship: 2000 and 2001
- Champions Cup: 2001
- Brazilian Championship: 2009
Inter Milan
- Italian Cup: 2004–05 and 2005–06
- Italian Super Cup: 2005 and 2006
- Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09
Corinthians
- Brazilian Championship: 2011
Brazilian team
- Under-17 World Championship: 1999
- Sub-20 American Championship: 2001
- America’s Cup: 2004
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005
