For the Cariocão final, Betfair selected two passionate fans, one for each team, to make the date of April 2, an unforgettable day. André Luiz da Silva Rodrigues, a Fluminense fan, and Matheus Leme de Souza, a Flamengo supporter, had the opportunity to take an exclusive tour of the Maracanã stadium, lawn, locker room, Calçada da Fame, and even watch the match from a special box.
At the end of the game, the champion team's supporter would be surprised with a unique experience: entering the pitch to deliver the medals to the team.
A member of the Betfair community and a loyal fan of the team, André, 25 years old, is from Rio de Janeiro, but has lived in the countryside of São Paulo for two months. Even though his father was from Botafogo, he became fano n Flu ecause of his uncle Elias.
"The motivation to be Fluminense was because of my uncle. His house is all painted with the team's colors, with flags, photos, everything is Fluminense. All the time he only talks about the team," he says.
In the final of Cariocão Betfair 2022, his uncle Elias could not accompany his nephew. However, the two were linked and talked to each other all the time: before, during and especially after the match. André still returned home with an official Fluminense jersey as a gift to his uncle.
Tricolor at heart, the carioca traveled more than 300 km and two days of travel to reach Rio de Janeiro and be able to attend the final of Cariocão Betfair 2022. Not even he could believe the experience he was living.
"It was the best experience of my life. I'm super excited, shaking. I have to congratulate Betfair, thank you very much. It's a dream come true. Congratulations really", he says.
Source: Betfair
