Fluminense tormentor in the World Cup, João Pedro dated actress Mel Maia

Fluminense said goodbye to the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday (8) and who ended up being the tormentor of the carioca team was an old acquaintance of the tricolor themselves: striker João Pedro, 23. Crown of Xerém (Rio Metropolitan Region), he opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 17th minute and sealed the elimination of the Brazilian team in the second half in the 11 minutes. Score: 2 x 0.

João Pedro, who did not celebrate the two goals, was also known in Brazil for his love life. He dated actress Mel Maia between August 2019 and March 2020. When she publicly assumed the relationship, the couple seemed that she would go to the same footprint as another romantic duo formed by a soccer player and an actress who was very successful at the time: Neymar and Bruna Marquezine. Declarations on social networks, presence at events, photos together … Everything fed curiosity about the two.

In December 2019, the then young promise was sold by Fluminense to the English club Watford, which today disputes the second division of the English Championship. Mel even visited him a few times in the city, near London, but dating ended months later with exchanges of accusations about lies, nights and even betrayal.

In October 2020, João Pedro took a relationship with digital influencer Carol Assis, officializing the Union two months later, at an intimate civil ceremony held in London, where the couple already resided. The wedding came to an end in April 2022 and was announced by Carol on social networks. Since then, João Pedro has not made a new relationship public.

Mel Maia had a troubled relationship with singer MC Daniel, which began in October 2022. After a few comings and goings, the couple announced the definitive end in August 2023. In January 2024, the actress engaged a new romance with Portuguese surfer João Maria, but the relationship ended earlier this year. According to Mel, the two had become “more friends than boyfriends”.