Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has been confirmed as the winner of the 2018 Samba Gold award.
The annual prize honours the best Brazilian footballer playing in Europe and is decided by the votes of journalists, VIPs and online users.
And Firmino topped the overall poll with 21.79 per cent of the vote, ahead of Marcelo (20.51 per cent) and Neymar (18.67 per cent).
The Liverpool forward has been the driving force towards his team perfect start of the season. He scored an important goal for Liverpool even though the team lost 2-1 to Manchester City.
Many can term his style of play as of the new world. He more often show cases world standard style on the pitch that has even gained him a sport in the Brazilian Football National team.
His discipline is with no doubt at its highest level. Therefore he deserves the award.
Congratulations Firmino
