The first was Danilo (1920-1996), the Prince, from Rio de Janeiro, revealed by José Trajano’s America, midfielder of the selection in the 1950 World Cup, champion of Vasco’s first South American Club Championship in 1948, recognized by CONMEBOL as equivalent to Libertadores, which, in this case, makes sense.
He also won the 1949 Copa América for the national team, in addition to being four-time champion in Rio de Janeiro at Expresso da Vitória.
Victim of being run over that caused 39 fractures in both legs, when he returned to football, after 18 months, it was never known, nor did he himself, whether he was right-handed or left-handed.
He even made it to America as a coach in 1963, when he surprised the continent by leading the Bolivian team to the World Cup title.
The nickname already reveals the style, the elegance with which he paraded through the lawns between 1939 and 1956. Those who saw him play do not hesitate to say that he was one of the best of all time.
The second was Danilo Gabriel de Andrade, 42, from Minas Gerais, known as Zidanilo, mentioning the fabulous French midfielder Zinedine Zidane.
Revealed by Goiás and world champion by São Paulo and Corinthians, he is one of those inexplicable cases for never having worn hopscotch.
In addition to the Libertadores titles in 2005 and 2012, and the World Cups in the same years, he won the Brazilian Championship four times, once with São Paulo and three more with Corinthians.
In addition, he was four-time champion from São Paulo and Goiás, champion of the Series B with Goiás and three-time Japanese champion with Kashima Antlers, as well as champion of the South American Recopa with Timão.
Left-handed, he played with impressive coolness and elegance, although physically he looked more like an accounting technician than a football player. Perhaps that’s why he counted so many titles.
Finally, the third is the Bahian and also left-handed Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira, 21, Palmeiras midfielder that Tite has just summoned for the first time to the selection.
He already has two Libertadores, a Copa do Brasil, a Recopa Sudamericana and a São Paulo title, in addition to having won the Bronze Ball for his performance in the Club World Cup.
According to Tite, his performance at the Worlds ended up being decisive for the call-up.
This new Danilo, destined to honor the trajectory of the two previous ones, still doesn’t have a consecrating nickname, even if he remembers the extraordinary Paul Pogba. True, the Frenchman is 14 centimeters taller.
In fact, so slender and proud, with his head always standing up like a periscope, Danilo is also eight centimeters smaller than Zidanilo — and no one would say when comparing them from a distance.
It is unlikely that, with competition from the experienced Fabinho, 28, from Liverpool, Fred, 29, from Manchester United, and Casemiro, 30, from Real Madrid, Danilo will go to Qatar.
The call-up seems to have more of an intention to begin to acclimate him to the atmosphere he will have after the World Cup. It is understandable not to expose him to greater risk, as the absence of Raphael Veiga, 26, is acceptable, as Tite’s preference is clear in relation to midfielders proven on European pitches.
Incomprehensible is a fan of a Brazilian club screaming at the non-call of anyone from their team.
Danilo will stay four games away from Palmeiras in the Brasileirão.
How unacceptable it was to leave out forward Neymar in 2010.
Oh yes, there’s also Danilo, 30, from Juventus and the national team.
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