This Thursday evening at 19:30, Corinthians will visit Botafogo, another outing valid for the Brazilian championship. The black and white uniform for the game pays homage to Rita Lee, one of the biggest names in Brazilian music, who passed away last Monday.
In total, Timão has prepared two tributes to the artist on his shirt. The first is the appearance of the Lee surname on all players’ uniforms. An example of what the tribute will look like is Yuri Alberto’s jersey, which will be named Yuri Lee in tonight’s game see picture below.
In addition, Corinthians will stamp the hashtag #AmorBrancoePreto under player numbers. The lyrics are reminiscent of the song that Rita, a Timão fan, composed for her favorite club. The song in question appeared on the 1972 album Hoje É o Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida, the singer’s second solo album.
It is worth remembering that on the day of her death, Corinthians honored the singer through social networks. On that occasion, the club commemorated the moment when Rita Lee wore the Alvinegro mantle along with Sócrates, Casagrande and Wladimir and protested for democracy alongside Timão’s idols.
Corinthians and Botafogo will meet later at 7:30 p.m. at the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro. The clash is for the fifth round of the Brasileirão and Timão hopes to win the competition again.
Look at the pictures of the Corinthians’ homage
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