One day, Romário asked me for three days off to go to the Rio Carnival. I replied, ‘If you score two goals tomorrow, I’ll give you two more days off than the others.’
The next day, Romário scored two goals in the first 20 minutes, and immediately after scoring the second, he asked to be substituted. I asked him what was going on, and he came over and said, ‘Coach, my flight to Rio leaves in an hour.’
I had no choice but to keep my promise