Ernesto Luís Lance (born 19 January 1949), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Upon arriving at Ferroviária, in the presence of another player (Osmar Alberto Volpe [pt]) with the same nickname, he began to adopt Lance.
In 1971 he scored 15 goals in the Campeonato Paulista, arousing the interest of Corinthians, a team that played 211 matches and remained until 1977, being one of the players on the squad that ended the title drought.
[1] On 8 February 1975, after Corinthians lost 4–1 to Fluminense, Lance was accused by referee José Roberto Wright of punching him in the face.
[3] Lance almost lost his life in a car accident in 2014, in São João da Boa Vista.