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Vol. 5 Num 979 Fri. March 02, 2007  
   
Sports


Romario up to 992


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.