Palmeiras announced this Saturday afternoon (4) the departure of defensive midfielder Felipe Melo, 38, from the club. The announcement was made through a thank you letter and a video published on the official website.
Felipe Melo arrived at Palmeiras in 2017 and, wearing the alviverde shirt, he won two Libertadores titles (2020 and 2021), a Brazilian Championship (2018), a Copa do Brasil (2020) and a Campeonato Paulista (2020).
In the two continental conquests, the player, captain of the team, was responsible for raising the cup of champion of America.
“In five years there were also difficult moments, seasons without titles, but always with intensity, what it’s like to be Palmeiras and what it’s like to be Felipe Melo. Your choice was really the best possible when you decided to return to Brazil to continue your winning career in Europe. After all, a true champion recognizes the other”, said Palmeiras, in the letter to the player.
“His departure does not mark the end of his career at Palmeiras, but the beginning of his eternalization.”
Check out the full letter from Palmeiras to Felipe Melo
Felipe, when you arrived, in January 2017, you said that your goal was to be an idol of Palmeiras and win important titles. Five years later, looking back, you raised the 2018 Brazilian, the 2020 Paulista, the 2020 Brazil Cup and the 2020 and 2021 Libertadores. What a mission!
Speaking of Libertadores, do you remember how much it instigated you, how much it gave you goosebumps to hear from the stands that the Libertadores Cup is an obsession? So. You brought this joy to the crowd that sings and cheers twice. The same crowd that, from the beginning, hugged you and sang at the top of your lungs: “the stuff is crazy, Felipe Melo pitbull crazy dog”.
In the first conquest, you had to make an effort and sweat even more to get back in time to be available at Maracanã. Only you and your family will forever carry the value of Breno Lopes’ epic goal in stoppage time. In 2021, an arduous path. Sao Paulo favorite? Atletico-MG favorite? Flamengo? You infected everyone and showed that, yes, it was possible. And it was. God enabled!
In five years there were also difficult moments, seasons without titles, but always with intensity, like being Palmeiras and what it’s like to be Felipe Melo. Your choice really was the best possible when you decided to return to Brazil to continue your winning career in Europe. After all, a true champion recognizes the other.
Difficult decisions at the right time define the character’s weight in the story. His departure does not mark the end of his career at Palmeiras, but the beginning of his eternalization. You ascend to the highest level that football provides, marked forever on the club’s walls and in the fan’s memory. Felipe, you made history in the Greatest Champion of Brazil and now three-time champion of America.
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