Adílio was a cultured central midfielder who became a fixture of Flamengo’s golden generation. Composed in possession and tireless in his running, he pulled the strings for the celebrated side that swept to the summit of South American football.
He was integral to the Flamengo team that lifted the Copa Libertadores and then the Intercontinental Cup, a spell that remains the high-water mark of the club’s history and secured his standing among its most cherished names.