Marcelo burst into tears and blamed himself when he knew he broke his opponent's leg
The Fluminense winger inadvertently stepped on Luciano Sánchez, from Argentinos Juniors, in the Copa Libertadores
Chilling images of the play carried out by Marcelo, formerly of Real Madrid, in which Luciano Sánchez, central defender of Argentinos Juniors, suffers a serious injury.
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Ten minutes into the second half of the Argentinos Juniors-Fluminense game, the Argentine defender tried to steal the ball that was being carried by Marcelo when he made a move to protect it and ended up stepping on the rival. Sánchez writhed on the pitch while he screamed in pain at the shock of the rest of the players and the public.
The game was paralyzed until the doctors came to treat the footballer. Marcelo, who received a red card, panicked and began to cry, aware of the seriousness of the situation.
Marcelo apologizes to Luciano Sánchez
Marcelo wrote a message on his Instagram account to publicly apologize: “Today I had to live a very difficult moment on the pitch. I accidentally injured a fellow professional.”
“I want to wish you the best possible recovery, Luciano Sánchez. All the strength in the world!” The former Real Madrid player shared with his more than 64.5 million followers on Instagram.
Fernando Diniz: “Marcelo’s expulsion is absurd, crazy. What could he do?”
Fernando Diniz, Fluminense’s coach and current Brazil coach, defended Marcelo at the post-match press conference.
“I’ll make a metaphor. For me it’s the same as when someone is driving down the street, they pass the green light and it’s the driver’s fault. Marcelo was dribbling and he had nowhere to put his foot. For me, Marcelo’s expulsion is absolutely absurd , crazy. What was Marcelo going to do?” Diniz said.
