We thought he was pre-retiring in Brazil. Marcelo made everyone agree by entering a little more into the story.
Not very many of them have achieved the Champions League-Copa Libertadores double. Marcelo is now part of this fairly restricted circle. And that may come as a surprise for the 35-year-old left-back.
When he left Real Madrid in September 2022, after fifteen years spent in the Spanish capital and 25 trophies won with the White House, we said that the Brazilian’s career was ending quietly.
After a little over five months in Greece in the jersey of Olympiakos Piraeus, Marcelo returned to his roots. Like a youth cure. Arriving in February 2023 at Fluminense, his training club, the native of Rio de Janeiro found great happiness again.
Saturday evening, Marcelo won the final of the Copa Libertadores with “Flu” ahead of the Argentinian Boca Juniors (2-1, ap), the first for one of Rio’s famous clubs.
Marcelo’s his trophy cabinet as most decorated player in Real history and Flu legend ✨🇧🇷
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 La Liga
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 UCL
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Supercopa de Espana
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Club World Cup
🏆🏆🏆 UEFA Super Cup
🏆🏆 Copa del Rey
🏆 Campeonato Carioca…and now, Copa Libertadores! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/eACoFPDELg
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 5, 2023
The man with 58 caps for Brazil joins thirteen other footballers who have achieved the C1-Libertadores double, the equivalent of the Champions League in South America.
