Marcos Braz reveals row details involving Gerson and Varela at Flamengo | OneFootball

Gerson and Varela traded punches during Flamengo training in 2023

Flamengo went through turbulent moments in recent years, in addition to winning historic titles. One of those incidents was the fight between Gerson and Varela during a Mengo training session at the Ninho do Urubu training center. A Flamengo executive at the time, Marcos Braz revealed the behind-the-scenes details of the case.

— What made this process easier was that Varela went at Gerson, and Gerson defended himself by throwing a punch. That’s different from Gerson just coming out of nowhere and punching Varela -, he said, before concluding:

— It’s also different from Pedro’s situation (with one of Sampaoli’s assistants). And Varela came to me and said: ‘you can’t punish him, because I’m the one who started the aggression’ -, said Braz, in an interview with ‘Charla Podcast’.

What happened between Gerson and Varela?

On August 15, 2023, Gerson and Varela argued during training at Ninho do Urubu. As a result, the full-back went after the midfielder, who landed a punch on his teammate. Later, the Uruguayan was taken to the hospital. After exams, it was confirmed that the number 2 had suffered a broken nose.

It is worth noting that, on that occasion, Gerson committed a foul on Varela in training. The full-back didn’t like it and complained to center-back Pablo. The midfielder then asked the defender: “What is this guy saying over there?”. The Uruguayan didn’t like it and started shouting at the midfielder, who shot back: “I’m not even talking to you.”

After that, Varela charged at Gerson and tried to hit the midfielder, who dodged and responded with several punches. At first, no one tried to separate the two. Shortly afterward, however, some players stepped in to calm things down during the session.

What happened after the fight between Gerson and Varela?

As usual, Flamengo decided to fine Gerson and Varela for the fight. Even so, neither of them was suspended or had to miss games. Not surprisingly, in Flamengo’s 1-0 win over Grêmio on August 16, 2023, the Uruguayan took the field wearing a mask because of the broken nose.

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