After the wake, Fluminense set to honour Celso Barros | OneFootball

Fluminense will conduct a series of tributes in the coming days to Dr. Celso Barros, who passed away on Saturday due to a heart attack. A club official and president of Unimed during the years of partnership between the cooperative and the Tricolor, he played a decisive role in one of the most successful periods in recent history, with achievements such as two Brazilian Championships and a Copa do Brasil.

Five years after the end of the partnership, Celso Barros returned to a central role at Laranjeiras by being elected vice-president on Mário Bittencourt's ticket in 2019. However, the relationship deteriorated at the beginning of the administration, and he became one of the main voices of the opposition.

A pre-candidate for the "Flu é dos Tricolores" ticket, Barros was seeking to consolidate his candidacy this Saturday, the final date for ticket approval. With his passing, the other pre-candidates, Mattheus Montenegro and Ademar Arrais, suspended their campaign agendas in respect for the official.

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President Mário Bittencourt, who opened the club's Noble Hall for the wake this Sunday, is organizing the tributes. In addition to the traditional minute of silence, Fluminense is preparing messages on the Maracanã's electronic scoreboard for Wednesday's classic against Flamengo.

"Celso deserves all the tributes that Fluminense can offer him. We will go beyond the minute of silence and the wake in the club's most important place," said the president.

Others present at the wake also expressed their affection. On social media, football figures recalled his importance. "He was a symbol of Fluminense's recovery and extended a hand to the club at a very difficult time, being decisive in many achievements," said coach Abel Braga.

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