’81 world champ backs Wallace Yan, message for Flamengo after miss

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·9 August 2025

’81 world champ backs Wallace Yan, message for Flamengo after miss

Like Wallace Yan, Tita Missed a Decisive Penalty for Flamengo in the Early Days of His Career

After Wallace Yan missed a penalty against Atlético-MG, Flamengo's idol Maestro Junior took to social media to compare the play with a situation that occurred in the Campeonato Carioca of 1977. On that occasion, Tita, 19 years old, missed the kick against Vasco in the final. The number 7 himself, a world champion in 1981, also published a message on the subject and asked the 20-year-old striker to "keep his head up".

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“In 1977, the decision of a Taça Guanabara (note: it was actually the second round, not the first), between Flamengo x Vasco da Gama, went to extra time and penalties. We gathered in the middle of the field to know who would be the kickers. Captain Claudio Coutinho looked at me and asked: 'Tita, will you be the fourth kicker, okay?' I replied: 'Okay, captain'. When it was my turn to kick, I came from the middle of the field, picked up the ball to kick and missed”, wrote Tita on Instagram.

“More or less what happened with Wallace Yan, a player from Flamengo who missed the penalty against Atlético-MG. Lift your head, my boy, this is part of life and will be a great learning experience for you and your professional career. Let's move forward, you have a great future and I have no doubt that you will bring many joys to the Mengão fans. Lift your head and let's move forward”, he added.

HOW DID WALLACE YAN REACT TO THE MISSED PENALTY?

Showing personality, Wallace Yan did not hide after missing the penalty against Atlético-MG, which led to Flamengo's elimination in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. Soon after the match, the player took to social media to apologize. In addition, he gave an interview to the official channels of Mengão showing serenity.

— The moment is being calm. I received many positive messages from fans and my family. I think this serves as a learning experience for me, I will continue working because I know I can improve every day. I train penalties every day, this is natural in football, there are moments when we will lose and there are moments when we will score — said the striker. “I will continue training. If I have another decision and I am confident, I will ask to kick. It's natural for a player to have penalty decisions and help the team when they are confident”, commented Wallace Yan in an interview with 'FlamengoTV'.

WHEN WILL WALLACE YAN RETURN TO THE FIELD?

Like Tita, who managed to bounce back with state, national, continental, and World titles, Wallace Yan will 'restart' his trajectory at Flamengo starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time) this Saturday (09). Thus, the Rubro-Negro faces Mirassol at Maracanã, for the 19th round of the Brasileirão.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.