Marcelo’s fight with Mano has repercussions and the Spanish newspaper says: “Last few months…”

The disagreement between the left-back, Marcelo and the Fluminense coach, Mano Menezes gained prominence in Spain, the country where the Brazilian player made history wearing the Real Madrid shirt.

“Tremendous confusion with Marcelo in Brazil”, highlights the periodical, Sports World.

“The Brazilian defender fought with the Fluminense coach when he was about to enter the field and was left without playing as punishment”, continues the publication.

The confusion between Mano Menezes and Marcelo happened last Friday (1). In the final minutes of the duel against Grêmio, the atmosphere on the Fluminense bench was not the best.

The situation exploded when Mano had a disagreement with veteran Marcelo on the edge of the field. The coach ended up scolding the player and stopped putting him in the game, ordering the athlete to return to reserve status.

Marcelo should take the field instead of Lima. However, while receiving instructions from Mano, the player ended up irritating the coach, who shouted: “He’s not going in.” The coach then chose for John Kennedy to replace Lima.

Marcelo could say goodbye to Fluminense, says newspaper

Mundo Deportivo also highlights that left-back Marcelo only has a contract with Fluminense until December 31st of this year.

“Marcelo, aged 36, may be living his last months as a Fluminense player”, highlights the publication.

After the match, Mano Menezes tried to explain the episode. “I would have put Marcelo on at that time, but I heard something I didn’t like and changed my mind”, he summarized, indicating that he asked Marcelo to help defensively in the final moments of the match.

“At that time when you come in, you come in to close the game, there’s no way around it, right? So, any player, when you’re going to play in the final minutes, you tell him that you’re coming in to close out a game. The player knows But we will resolve the issue internally”, concluded the Fluminense coach.