Marcelo’s wife, signing for Fluminense, shows preparations for the family’s move from Madrid to Rio

Left-back Marcelo’s wife, Clarice Alves, cheered up Fluminense fans on social media by showing preparations for the family’s move from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, where her husband will play for the tricolor. In the image, you can see the player’s hair amid the cardboard boxes where they pack their belongings – including toys for their youngest son, Liam, 7 years old. They are also parents to 13-year-old Enzo, who signed a youth contract with Real Madrid in December.

The expected arrival in Rio de Janeiro is between the 10th and 15th of March, and the tricolor fans are already preparing to receive Marcelo at the airport – they use the hashtag #AeroTwelve on social networks.

Announced as a reinforcement for Fluminense a week ago, the player still takes time to land in Brazil precisely because he is still completing the procedures for moving to Rio. Bureaucratic and logistical issues prevent the arrival of the left-back faster.

The debut, however, will depend on his physical condition and the time to be registered in the competitions that Fluminense is playing. For Libertadores, no problem. It is certain that he will be available for the tricolor debut in the tournament since there is a longer period for registration.

In the Carioca Championship, registration is until the eve of the penultimate working day preceding the semifinals of the competition. That is, the tricolor will have to speed up the documentation to have it available.