Gerson's father Marcão fumes at criticism, warns: “Life keeps score” | OneFootball

Marcão Silva posted an outburst on social media

After the call-up to the Brazilian National Team, many Flamengo fans took the opportunity to mock Gerson, who was left off the list. Upset, the father and agent of the Cruzeiro midfielder, Marcão Santos, vented in a video posted on social media.

— Folks, take a breath, it’s free, because life has no replay. The day is beautiful. I wanted to ask a question to the gentlemen who put on a club shirt and call themselves journalists. Adults, how can you look your children in the eye? How can a father allow a child to lie about something involving a person when they don’t know the truth —, Marcão began.

— You already put me on the ‘court of malice’ without the right to defend myself. Have you ever stopped to think that the real mercenaries are inside the offices, inside the planes? They’re people you won’t go after. You made Marcão into Christ, but life collects. You are being cowards —, added Gerson’s father.

WHY WAS GERSON TARGETED BY FLAMENGO FANS?

Last year, Gerson was Flamengo’s captain and a starter for the Brazilian National Team. However, the midfielder pushed hard to leave Mengão, reached an agreement with Zenit (RUS), and fell off Carlo Ancelotti’s call-up radar. The player even tried to “correct course” in 2026 by signing with Cruzeiro. But it was already too late.

So, Gerson’s “wrong” move led Flamengo fans to celebrate on Monday (18) when the Cruzeiro player’s name did not appear on the list. Among several taunts, the rubro-negros called the athlete a mercenary.

TAKE A BREATH BECAUSE IT’S FREE?

Breathing is free, as Marcão likes to say, but “life had no replay,” and the player did not return to the National Team. On the one hand, Gerson was left out of the World Cup; on the other, Flamengo has four call-ups: Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira, and Lucas Paquetá. In other words, Monday the 18th, call-up day, was a “beautiful day” for the rubro-negros.

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