Marcelo praises Diniz and sends a message to the Fluminense coach: “Everything…”

On the night of last Wednesday, 4th, the Fluminense visited the International at the Beira-Riofor the second leg of the semifinal of the Libertadores. After an intense 90 minutes, the home team even managed to dominate during much of the decision, but in the final minutes, Tricolor pulled off a miraculous comeback and won 2-1.

Right after the game, the full-back Marcelo He showed all his joy at being in the final of the tournament. Very identified with the club, he went crazy with the historic turnaround against Internacional in the Libertadores semi-final. In an interview with “TV Globo”, the player praised Rio’s triumph and was impressed by the coach’s work Fernando Diniz.

We had been through other games like this, but it wasn’t a semi-final. We knew more or less how it worked. You had to have balance, patience and intelligence to play. Everything we train, we put into practice. Everything is Diniz’s fault. It’s all his fault“, praised Marcelo.

“I appreciate Marcelo’s words, but the classification had many culprits. The players were brilliant throughout the championship. Especially in the games where we had one less, like against Argentinos Juniors. Last week against Internacional. They showed greatness. Here today too. We had difficulties, we lost to a set piece goal, we had courage. It was an extremely fair victory, of unity, of courage“, celebrated Diniz.

“We knew what we wanted. Our goal was to reach the final. It’s a very important day, not only for me, but for my family and the fans. We arrived discredited by people outside, but the real tricolors were with us, and we felt that energy. At no point was it easy. We, once again, proved that Fluminense is a team of warriors“, he concluded.