 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Diego akaita mutambo wake wokutanga wenyika yose muna April 2003 mumutambo wehushamwari neMexico. Akazobatanidzwa muchikwata cheBrazil pasi pemakore makumi maviri nematatu chakatamba mu2003 CONCACAF Gold Cuppamwe chete naRobinho waaitamba naye muSantos. Kunyange zvazvo Brazil ichikwikwidza sechikwata chevashandi vari pasi pemakore makumi maviri nematatu, kuoneka kwenyika dzakawanda uye zvibodzwa zvakanyorwa sezvo FIFA ichibvuma mutambo uyu semitambo yechikwata chevakuru. Akaonekwa kashanu uye akarova zvibodzwa zviviri sezvo Brazil U-23 yakarasikirwa nechikwata chevakuru cheMexico mumutambo wekupedzisira. 