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Vini Jr<\/a> reached the milestone of 100 career assists last Sunday (30), when he set up Arda Guler perfectly to seal the score in the 4-0 win over M\u00e1laga (ESP) in La Liga<\/a>. With Flamengo<\/a>, the forward managed to put his teammates in front of goal four times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n VINI JR\u2019S ASSISTSReal Madrid: 87Brazil: 9Flamengo: 4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Vini Jr\u2019s most memorable assist for Flamengo<\/a> came in the 2018 Brasileir\u00e3o<\/a>. Playing at Barrad\u00e3o against Vit\u00f3ria, the current Real Madrid forward squared it for Lucas Paquet\u00e1 to open the scoring. The midfielder found the net just 16 seconds into the match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When it comes to assists, Vini Jr is a global benchmark. The numbers don\u2019t lie. After all, the Flamengo<\/a> academy product is in the all-time top five for Champions League assist providers, with 32 passes that ended in goals in the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The leader is Cristiano Ronaldo, with 42. Right behind him are Di Mar\u00eda, Messi and Neymar, with 41, 40 and 33, respectively. In other words, Vini is just one assist away from tying the current Santos forward, who played in the competition for Barcelona (ESP) and PSG (FRA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Vini Jr will have the chance to draw level with Neymar on September 8, when Real Madrid host Inter Milan (ITA) in the opening round of the UEFA Champions League<\/a>. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. (Bras\u00edlia time).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Before that, though, Vini will go for his 101st assist on Friday (04) against Real Betis (ESP) in the fourth round of La Liga<\/a>. The match will also be played at 4 p.m. (Bras\u00edlia time), in Seville, home of the green-and-white team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Vini Jr\u2019s numbers in Europe are impressive. And to think that many people in Brazil thought he wouldn\u2019t even wear the Real Madrid shirt. The forward is already one of the greatest players in the club\u2019s history, with goals in two Champions League finals and having been named the best in the world<\/em> \u2014, began Pedro Paulo Catonho.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 It\u2019s only a matter of time before he catches Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League, and I won\u2019t be surprised if it happens in this very edition of the tournament. Real Madrid have started the season very well, and Vini Jr has everything it takes to shine once again<\/em> \u2014, Pedro commented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n