From boos to applause: Felipe Melo grows in production and establishes himself as owner at Fluminense

From boos to applause: Felipe Melo grows in production and establishes himself as owner at Fluminense


The defender’s high-level performance causes the tricolors to cheer on the player

There is also room in football for more veterans to grow and evolve. This is the case of defender Felipe Melo, from Fluminense. The player, object of criticism from the fans, is currently on his honeymoon with the tricolors.




In Fluminense’s victory over The Strongest, from Bolivia, Felipe Melo had an extremely confident performance. If before the boos followed the failures. Applause comes into play today. And when they were replaced, the tricolor “barked” at the player, making an allusion to a pit bull.

Since the match against Sporting Cristal, from Peru, Felipe Melo has played the most minutes. Since then, the Defender has grown in production and maintains regularity. Also, the player scored his first goal for Fluminense.

For Felipe Melo, the communion of the tricolors with the team is the essential fuel for Fluminense to collect good results in the season.

– The fans are the fuel of the club. When it fills the stadium, they automatically show confidence in us athletes. We started the match knowing that the fans were in our favor, that’s very important. I saw some news, when he played here it was during the pandemic, so the fans stayed away. I feel privileged, this connection is important for us athletes and we will have great things ahead – assessed Felipe Melo.

SEE FELIPE MELO’S STATS AGAINST THE STRONGEST:

– 53 correct passes

– 2 correct throws

– 1 interception

– 1 foul committed

– 1 do it now

Source: Terra

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