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Zico will attend NFL game at Maracanã 40 years after discovering American football: 'Destiny wanted it this way'Photo by Pexels on Pexels
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Zico will attend NFL game at Maracanã 40 years after discovering American football: 'Destiny wanted it this way'

oglobo14 September 2026 at 23:19

Zico, a major name in Flamengo's history, will attend the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens at the Maracanã. The match, valid for the third week of the NFL regular season, will be played on the 27th of this month and marks the first time the American football league will hold a game in Rio de Janeiro.

Coincidentally, it has been 40 years since the football idol discovered the existence of the NFL. In 1986, Zico was in the United States recovering from surgery after a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury, a problem that did not prevent him from playing in that same year's World Cup.

During his hospital recovery, Galinho watched an NFL game on television. The game was between the New York Jets

Why this matters

The Brazilian reader, especially the one from Rio de Janeiro, has the opportunity to watch the first NFL game in Rio de Janeiro, a historic event that could pave the way for more international games in the country. For Zico fans, his presence connects two sporting passions — football and American football — in a symbolic moment after four decades of interest.

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