Luiz Henrique explains celebration in the classic: “Idea comes from…”

Last Sunday, the 28th, the Botafogo visited the Flamengoat the Maracanãand won a very important victory in the Brasileirão. The final score was 2-0, with goals from Savarino It is Luiz Henrique. The number 7 stood out for his beautiful goal in a rehearsed play, but his new celebration with a Black Panther mask also became a topic of conversation.

In an interview with ‘Seleção SporTV’, the striker revealed that the idea of ​​the celebration had existed for some time, but he was afraid to do it. “I already wanted to wear this mask in the Libertadores but they didn’t allow me to because they said I would get a yellow card. I was a little irritated, I’ll tell you the truth. I said that this Sunday’s game wouldn’t happen. So they took it to the bank”said Luiz Henrique.

The game of Libertadores What the player is referring to is Botafogo’s victory against University, from Peru, when he scored his first goal with the Fogão shirt. However, the second goal came later and celebration ensued. It is worth mentioning that shirt 7 did not receive a yellow card for wearing a mask.

Luiz Henrique also revealed that the idea for the celebration was not originally his. “Idea comes from a friend of mine and there in Spain, the physical trainer called me Panther. When I returned to Brazil, this friend took me this mask in Brazil. I told him that when the games started I would use it. I wanted it to resonate and create a brand for me”said.

Regarding the repercussion, the attacker stated that he is very happy and said that he received messages from Botafogo fans mobilizing to take masks to the next games. “They are already asking me on Instagram, and I saw that Botafogo fans want to buy the mask to go to the game on Thursday using it”he completed.