Everton Ribeiro’s wife speaks out after player’s thyroid cancer diagnosis | OneFootball

Marília Nery took the lead in organizing Everton Ribeiro’s treatment

After announcing that he underwent surgery to remove a thyroid cancer tumor last Monday (06), Flamengo idol Everton Ribeiro reported that the procedure was a success. In the meantime, the player’s wife, Marília Nery, opened up about the situation.

In an interview with GE, Marília Nery confessed that it was a shock when she received the news that Everton Ribeiro had cancer. However, the player’s wife took the initiative to organize and speed up the midfielder’s treatment.

— It was a shock. He called and started by saying that the results had come in, and the whole time I was expecting to hear, “No, everything’s fine, it was just a scare.” And then he said: “Beautiful, unfortunately, it’s malignant.” We don’t have any family history, so we had no reference at all. At that moment, we were completely in the dark. And as soon as I hung up the phone, I said: “I have to solve this. I’m going to find a way to solve this” – said Marília, before adding:

— That night, we were already consulting with one of the best doctors in Brazil. He’s a more reserved person, and it was a very fragile moment that we went through together. It wasn’t easy to deal with this information and live through that moment. But it strengthened our partnership, and today we can say that we overcame it –, she concluded.

What happened?

In short, on Monday (06), a day after defeating Flamengo with Bahia, 1-0, Everton Ribeiro made a post on social media announcing the cancer surgery, catching everyone by surprise.

This is because, at Bahia, for example, besides the Medical Department, only Rogério Ceni among the coaching staff and players knew about the case.

Since the diagnosis, Everton Ribeiro played seven matches for Bahia, helping the team climb the Brasileirão standings.

How was Everton Ribeiro’s time at Flamengo?

Everton Ribeiro is considered one of the great recent idols in the history of Flamengo. That’s because, in 2017, the midfielder agreed to be part of the football restructuring process the club was undergoing.

Throughout the seasons, Everton Ribeiro gradually took on the role of protagonist and collected historic performances wearing the Sacred Mantle. In total, the athlete won 11 titles with Flamengo.

Finally, among the most important are two Libertadores (2019 and 2022), two Brasileirões (2019 and 2020), and one Copa do Brasil (2022). At the end of the 2023 season, Flamengo chose not to renew Everton Ribeiro’s contract, and he moved to Bahia.

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