After getting involved in another confusion in his career, Felipe Melo was challenged to a boxing match. The author of the proposal is Deyverson.
On Sunday (16), the Cuiabá forward provoked the Fluminense player in a video circulating on social media.
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What happened?
- Felipe Melo pushed an Atlético-GO assistant;
- The confusion happened after the Dragão’s comeback at Maracanã;
- Fluminense suffered their fifth defeat in the Brazilian Championship.
Felipe Melo’s aggressiveness
The episode starring Felipe Melo occurred after the goal scored by Mateo Zuleta, from Atlético-GO, in the added time of the second half.
A press officer from the Dragão was celebrating the goal when he was pushed by the Fluminense player. The journalist even fell onto the Maracanã pitch.
At the end of Atlético-GO’s 2-1 victory, the incident sparked a general commotion on the field. Fluminense players claim the professional was provoking the Tricolor substitutes after the comeback.
Deyverson issues the challenge
The next day, bothered by Felipe Melo’s attitude, Cuiabá striker Deyverson posted a video on Instagram wearing boxing gloves with the Rocky Balboa soundtrack in the background.
Felipe Melo was not the only one
During the Tricolor defeat, Felipe Melo was not the only Fluminense player to lose his temper on the field. Before him, Guga had a violent attitude at Maracanã.
Although he did not enter the field, the right-back received a yellow card warning after getting upset with the refereeing.
At that moment, while being filmed by a Globo cameraman, Guga slapped the camera and almost assaulted the professional.
Fluminense in the Brazilian Championship
With the defeat to Atlético-GO, Fluminense has 6 points in 9 games played in the Brazilian Serie A Championship so far.
The Rio de Janeiro team is in the relegation zone, with only one win in the competition so far. Furthermore, the team led by Fernando Diniz has 3 draws and 5 defeats, in addition to a negative goal differential of 6 goals.
Tricolor will be back on the field on Wednesday (19), to face Cruzeiro, for the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship. The game will be at Mineirão, at 9:30 pm (Brasilia time).
