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Flamengo was invited in June (after the 1983 Brazilian Championship) to compete in the 1983 Club World Cup, which featured Flamengo and Peñarol representing South American football and Juventus, Inter Milan and Milan as the teams from the host country of the competition. After beating Internazionale (2-1), drawing with Milan (1-1) and beating Peñarol (2-0), the Brazilian team reached the final against the powerful Juventus of Platini, Boniek, Tardelli, Scirea and co. Since the game against Peñarol, coach Carlos Alberto Torres, fearing a weakness in the sector (which no longer had Zico, who had been sold to Udinese), opted to improvise Junior in the midfield and the result was formidable. For the grand final he decided to keep the change, since Juventus' midfield was one of the best in the world at the time. With Maestro Júnior playing a tactically impeccable match against Platini, whose brilliant touch earned him the title of one of the greatest number 10s in history, you can watch the images of this duel in the video above. Júnior vs Platini 1983 Juventus 2 x 1 Flamengo (02/07/1983). VF 1895.