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| In 1999 Adriano
helped Brazil to victory in the World Under 17 Championship however
he failed to score He had a good 2000 campaign with Flamengo
and notched up seven goals in the league and one in the Mercosur Cup
where Flamengo were knocked out by River Plate in the quarter-finals.
In November 2000 Adriano made his International debut for Brazil in
a World Cup qualifier against Columbia This was Emerson Leao's first
match in charge of the Brazil national team. In the World Youth Cup
in 2001 he scored six goals aiding Brazil to the quarter-finals
where they lost to Ghana. | |