Episode 10 – "Hearts on Fire"
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Scene 1 – Flamengo Training Center – Morning Before the Game
Paulinho, Vitão, and Kadu are sitting in the shade, eating mortadella sandwiches and playing cards.
Paulinho: — Truco! Six!
Vitão: — I'm gonna play a wild card here...
Kadu: — If you lose again, you'll have to run naked on the field!
Paulinho: — Whoa, Kadu, let's keep things decent!
Coach Bruno Salgado shows up and yells:
Bruno: — IF YOU RUN NAKED ON THE FIELD, I'LL PUT YOU AS A DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER MARKING NICOLAS!
Paulinho (panicked): — Lord have mercy...
Cut to Nicolas Agustin training alone — serious, focused, drenched in sweat.
Blake (walking up): — What would the team be without you, captain?
Nicolas: — A bunch of extras with talent but no brains.
Paulinho (from afar): — I heard that, man!
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Scene 2 – Somewhere Else – Dark Room – Secret Meeting
Takashi Ren, in a suit, walks into a high-level sports facility.
In the room: Kaio Itami (Palmeiras) and Hajime Sakamoto (Santos).
Takashi Ren: — You know why you're here?
Kaio: — Because we're going to the U-20 Asian Cup?
Takashi: — Exactly. And I want both of you on the Japanese U-20 national team.
A mysterious vibe fills the room. The screen fades to black.
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Scene 3 – Stadium – Atlético Mineiro vs Flamengo – U-20 Brasileirão – Round 3
Announcer:
— Today, Flamengo faces one of the most organized teams in the competition: Atlético Mineiro, led by the legendary goalkeeper Ortega and the Chilean playmaker Ítalo Rezende, already making waves across the continent.
Flamengo starting lineup:
Goalkeeper: Marcão
Defense: Tião, Gerson
Defensive Midfield: Nicolas Agustin
Midfielders: Miguel Nakamura, Vitão
Forwards: Blake, Paulinho, Kadu
Blake (looking at Camila in the stands): — Today is for her too...
Camila (smiling, wearing a Flamengo jacket): — Go, my prince.
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Scene 4 – Match Begins – Atlético Pressures
Ortega shouts instructions. Ítalo controls the ball, spins, and nearly scores.
Announcer:
— Atlético is pressing! But Nicolas Agustin is a wall!
Paulinho (defending): — Take it easy, hermano. I still want to keep my teeth!
Nicolas delivers perfect passes, controlling the midfield almost single-handedly.
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Scene 5 – Flashback – Matheus Blake's Past
Narrator changes tone.
Narrator:
— While the match heats up… let's turn back time.
London. A young Matheus sits with his English grandfather, listening to tales of knights and battles.
Grandfather (deep voice):
— Blake… you're a direct descendant of a royal guard knight. Honor, wisdom, and courage… that's your legacy.
Cut to the airport. Eleven-year-old Matheus, crying, moves to Brazil with his Brazilian mother after his father's passing.
Matheus (in thought):
— I'm not English. Not Brazilian. I'm Blake. And my throne is the field.
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Scene 6 – Second Half – 1x1 Score
Ítalo scores first. Miguel ties it up with a screamer from outside the box.
After the match, in the locker room, Nicolas lifts the team's spirits.
Nicolas:
— It's a draw, but we faced a giant. And every one of you played like a warrior.
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Scene 7 – Night – Plaza Near Flamengo Training Center
Camila and Blake are sitting, sharing açaí.
Camila: — So you've got knight's blood?
Blake (laughing): — And you, queen's.
Silence. They look at each other. Camila touches his hand.
Camila: — If you're a king… I just want to be your shield.
Blake kisses her hand.
Blake: — And I'll be your eternal number 10.
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Final Scene – Scoreboard – Brasileirão Standings
Flamengo is in second place. Vasco is making a comeback. Atlético leads the table.
Narrator:
— Paths are crossing. Love is blooming. Rivals are rising. And the flame of victory burns brighter...
END OF EPISODE 10
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