hiː wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə mˈeɪn skwˈɑːd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ænd mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst tˈiːm ænd sˈeɪɹi ˈeɪ deɪbjˈuː ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹ zˈiəɹoʊ hˈoʊm wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst pˈɔnt pɹˈɛɾə.
He was promoted to the main squad in 2004, and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 October, starting in a 4–0 home win against Ponte Preta.