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·9 December 2025
Marcelo on Mano clash: Many spoke without knowing the facts

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·9 December 2025

Just over a year after his departure from Fluminense, former left-back Marcelo spoke for the first time about the controversial episode involving coach Mano Menezes and stated that he prefers to focus on the good moments he experienced with Tricolor, in an interview given to ESPN.
It was an isolated episode. The most important thing for me was the way I lived, everything I experienced there at Fluminense. It was a very small episode in my life and in my career, and there’s no way to talk about it without talking about everything I lived at Fluminense,” commented the former athlete.
The Tricolor idol also emphasized that a lot of false information was spread about his departure and the controversy involving Mano Menezes.
I don’t even need to say it, everyone knows. There are a lot of lies about what happened, about what people are saying, and many people talked about it without knowing what really happened. So, I prefer not to talk about it, I prefer to talk about the good things I experienced at Fluminense, and continue to experience. For me, that is much more important than what happened with my departure.” – said Marcelo.
In addition to his statement, the former player recalled the historic titles he won wearing the shirt of his beloved club and highlighted the joy of seeing Flu’s fans and staff happy.
We won the Libertadores, we won a state championship, which was my second after my return, I managed to score a goal and win, of course with the help of all my teammates. Then, we managed to win the Recopa, those were two unprecedented titles for Fluminense. And I’m winning with my favorite team, so there’s no way to talk about anything else. The most pleasurable thing is to see the kit men, the security guards, the nutritionist, the physiotherapists, the people happy. For me, that was much more important than what happened.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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