But it was another Brazilian who the fans had come to see and they were not disappointed. The Little Fella chipped in with a goal as the reserves ran riot and knocked Bradford for 9 (nine) without reply.
Massimo Maccarone did his confidence the world of good by grabbing four for himself, while Szilard Nemeth, Doriva, David Murphy and Stewart Downing accounted for the others.
Juninho left the field to a standing ovation after 70 minutes. Lets hope he has no adverse reaction and wins a place in the squad for two home games in the coming week, against Everton on Saturday and Newcastle a week today.
Ugo Ehiogu also came through the game after his return from cracked ribs and a punctured lung, an injury he picked up on New Years Day at Blackburn. He too should come into contention for the forthcoming games.
The crowd of 19,450 was more than 4,000 better than the previous record set when Branco arrived at the Riverside back in 1996.