Video: Real Madrid Legend Marcelo Scores Golazo and Picks Up First Silverware for Fluminese

Video: Real Madrid Legend Marcelo Scores Golazo and Picks Up First Silverware for Fluminese

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:30 PM
  • Marcelo Vieira scored a golazo in his second appearance for Fluminese against Flamengo
  • He crowned his return with the Campeonato Carioca trophy, Rio de Janeiro's state league
  • Prior to rejoining his boyhood club, Marcelo had terminated his contract with Olympiakos

Real Madrid legend Marcelo Vieira is finally up and running after he scored a screamer for Fluminese in the final of the Campeonato Carioca.

Marcelo lifted the stadium's roof with a sensational strike from outside the box at the half-hour mark.

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Marcelo helped Fluminese clinch the 2023 Campeonato Carioca, edging out Flamengo 4-3 on aggregate in the final. Photo credit: @FluminenseStuff
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Shortly after, German Cano doubled the lead for the home side and drew Fluminese level on aggregate after they lost the first leg 2-0 a fortnight ago.

Cano, the veteran Argentine forward, went on to grab his second and the team's third after recess before 19-year-old midfielder Alexsander put the game beyond the reach of Flamengo in the 65th minute.

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Ayrton Lucas pulled one back and set up a nervy finish in the dying embers of the game, but it proved only a consolation, as Fluminese held on to scoop the Campeonato Carioca on a 4-3 aggregate win across two legs, per Metropoles.

The trophy marks Marcelo's first silverware with his boyhood club in just his second outing for the Rio de Janeiro-based team.

Footage of Marcelo's golazo

Marcelo joins boyhood club

With over 30,000 Fluminense supporters attending his unveiling at the Maracana Stadium, Marcelo received a hero's welcome as he returned home in February, ESPN reports.

The former Real Madrid left-back left Olympiakos in Greece after only 10 appearances to sign a two-year agreement with the Brazilian club.

Marcelo now dons the same number 12 jersey he wore at Los Blancos and is anticipated to play as a midfielder for Fluminense.

Real Madrid icon leaves Olympiakos

In a previous publication, Sports Brief reported on Marcelo terminating his Olympiakos contract just five months after joining the Greek side.

The veteran full-back joined the European club on a free transfer last summer after bringing an end to his 16 years in the Spanish capital.

In his brief stint in Greece, Marcelo made 10 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Olympiakos this season.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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