INTERVIEW NIGHTWATCH STAR TAC YOURSELF CORP. THIS MAN IS NOT A MACHINE

In Romário's life, the "jobs" of sex and soccer mingle and merge in his peculiar priorities schedule. Despite the pre-game abstinence prescribed by orthodox sports medicine, things are different for him. And it works, as proven by the more than 660 goals he has scored. With this conviction, Romário once asked to be put in a room separate from his teammates during one pre-season with Flamengo. People still talk about the line of women that appeared on the bedroom door. Married since 1996 to Rio de Janeiro-born Danielle Favatto, a brunette with a perfect body and an evangelist's soul - she is a member of the Barra da Tijuca Christian Community - Romário had to submit to "introduction dinners " and talks behind closed doors with his father-in-law to ask for the girl's hand in marriage. But he never parted from the nightlife and it is in its embrace that he celebrates victories in the field. It may sound fishy, but it's what was agreed: both now and during his previous marriage - with Mônica Santoro, mother of two of his three children - no one, not even the priest mentioned fidelity. With a few exceptions, Romário is only home early when his team loses. Then, melancholy, he takes consolation in an action movie from his huge collection.

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