Marcelo's brutal presentation as a new Olympiacos player

Marcelo already has new team and a new fanaticada that back it. More than 10.000 you inflate of the Olympiacos received to the Brazilian and to his family in the Stadium Georgios Karaiskakis of The Pireo singing his name, in a presentation that surpassed by far the one of his compatriot Rivaldo in 2004, the one who arrived pertinent of the AC Milan after shining shine with the FC Barcelona. The of the Monday, definitely, marked a milestone in the history of the group 'rojiblanco'.

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The player of 34 years signed by a season with option to an additional year like free agent, after culminating his agreement with the Real Madrid. The one of Rio de Janeiro closed a historical stage with the 'White House' after 15 years in which it won 25 official titles, more than any another player in the history of the club. No in vain, the Olympiacos received him like "a true legend of the football that joins to the club 'rojiblanco'.

It was so much the expectancy that generated the arrival of Marcelo to Greece that the device of security for the presentation of the defender had to reinforce. Miles of inflate Greeks gathered in The Pireo with the typical red flares to receive to the left side, the one who now will have the challenge to surrender to tope in the group directed by the Spanish Carlos Corberán, recently arrived to the club after two seasons with the Huddersfield Town English.

Marcelo only contested 18 parties in the 2021-22 with the Madrid, adding two assistances in League. After the World-wide of Russia 2018, the Brazilian lost the titularity and his presence in the eleven 'merengue' went dissipating with the diverse trainers that went through the bench of Santiago Bernabéu in the last four years. Nevertheless, the side attained to raise three titles like captain before leaving , including the Champions League in Paris.

The Europe League, big aim of the Olympiacos

The champion of Greece remained out of the Champions League after falling of deafening form in the second round of previous classification to the phase of groups in front of the Maccabi Haifa (1-5 global). This cost him the place to the Portuguese trainer Pedro Martins and, after winning to the Apollon of Cyprus in the 'playoff' of the Europe League in front of the, the ones of Corberán have like main objective surpass the phase of groups of the continental tournament. The 'rojiblancos' remained sorteados in the group G beside the Qarabag, the Friburgo and the Nantes. The Thursday will debut in front of the French like visitors, maybe with Marcelo in the bench, while the Brazilian puts to the day physically..