FLUMINENSE
Coach spoke about friction on the field before the full-back’s contract with Fluminense was terminated
Published on December 25, 2024 at 12:11
Mano Menezes and Marcelo had a disagreement Credit: Reproduction
After freeing Fluminense from relegation in the Brazilian Championship, coach Mano Menezes spoke again about the disagreement with left-back Marcelo, which culminated in the termination of the experienced player’s contract with the club.
According to the coach from Rio Grande do Sul, the argument on the side of the pitch with Marcelo in the match with Grêmio, valid for the 32nd round of the competition, was just the trigger to bring forward the player’s departure, whose contract would expire at the end of this season.
“Marcelo’s incident was not an isolated case. No management takes any decision (at the edge of the field) because of a single case. That was the last straw”, explained the coach in an interview with Rádio Grenal, on Monday. fair, without going into details about the episodes.
On that occasion, in the last minutes of the match that was being held at Maracanã, the number 12 was called by Mano Menezes to replace Lima, but the coach said he heard “something he didn’t like” from the full-back and decided against putting him on. in the field. The 2-2 draw between Fluminense and Grêmio on November 1st left both teams in a difficult situation at the bottom of the table.
The following day, Marcelo had his contract terminated by the Laranjeiras club. Mano Menezes, in turn, led the tricolor team to 13th place in the Brazilian Championship, securing a place in the next Copa Sudamericana, and renewed his contract until December 2025.
Fluminense debuts in the Campeonato Carioca on January 11th, against Sampaio Corrêa, from Saquarema. While on vacation, the players will perform again on two dates: the first group, on the 2nd, and the second, with the majority of starters, on January 8th.
