Brazilian defender Marcelo has left Fluminense by mutual consent, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Saturday.
The reasons for the 36-year-old former Real Madrid full back's departure were not disclosed.
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O Fluminense FC e Marcelo Vieira comunicam o encerramento do contrato em comum acordo entre as partes.Formado nas categorias de base, Marcelo retornou ao Fluminense em 2023, tendo participado da conquista dos títulos do Campeonato Carioca 2023, dos inéditos… pic.twitter.com/vVR1TtnzXX
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Marcelo substitution snub
Marcelo had a disagreement with coach Mano Menezes at the Maracana during a 2-2 draw with Gremio on Friday.
He was ready to come on when Menezes reacted to something he said and ordered him back to the bench.
I have never seen anything similar in elite football.
Fluminense manager Menezes ready to sub on Marcelo, giving him a tactical talk, to which Marcelo seems saying no.Menezes gets furious pushing him back on the bench and doesn’t sub him on anymore pic.twitter.com/ortw0nissD— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) November 2, 2024
"I was going to put Marcelo in at that moment, but I heard something I didn’t like, so I changed my mind," Menezes said in a post-match press conference, without giving further details.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken Ferris)
