Raised in Petropolis, in the forested hills of the Serra dos Orgaos, Rafael started as a striker for his amateur club, Boa Esperanca.

• 10天前弗格森爵士的曼联在客场和凯尔特人打成了1-1，拉斐尔在第一次拼抢中就对玛洛尼犯规，还被裁判警告。“球迷们的表现就像打算把这孩子给剁了，”弗格森爵士笑着说。