RIO DE JANEIRO, March 1 (Reuters) - Former Brazil striker Romario scored twice to take his career tally to 992 goals as Vasco da Gama crushed part-timers Fast Club 6-0 in a Copa Brasil tie on Wednesday.
The 41-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes, opened his
account by converting a penalty two minutes before halftime and
added another in the 76th minute after a one-two with Andre
Dias.
Romario has kept the goal tally himself, although it
includes goals scored at junior level and friendly matches. He
has set himself a target of 1,000 goals before he retires.
Leandro Amaral also scored twice while Renato and Wagner
Diniz shared the other goals as Vasco completed an 8-1
aggregate win in the first round tie against the little-known
side from Manaus on the Amazon river.
Fluminense thumped Adesg, from the distant Amazonian state
of Acre near the border with Peru, by the same score in another
first round, second leg tie to give new coach Joel Santana a
winning start.
Santana replaced Paulo Cesar Gusmao, who was fired less
than a month into the season. The club last year employed six
coaches.
Thiago Neves scored twice for 'Flu' while Cicero, Thiago
Neves, Thiago Silva and Lenny shared the other goals.
Fluminense won 8-1 on aggregate.
