Brazilain thug Marcelo has broken his silence on why he threatened to smash Scottish star Jason Cummings’ ribs in a tunnel tirade.
The former Hibs, Rangers and Dundee striker is now a World Cup star with Australia and a key player in the A-League with Central Coast Mariners. During a match last month, Marcelo - the ex-Lyon star, who now plays for Sydney Wanderers - was filmed in a weekly behind-the-scenes documentary series talking to Cummings, who had been sidelined with a rib injury and who needed an injection to play
In the tunnel at half-time, 35-year-old Marcelo asked how his injury was...before telling Cummings: “I’ll be waiting for you on the pitch. I’m going to smash you in the ribs.” It turned out Cummings got the last laugh by scoring, but Marcelo has no regrets about his treatment of Cummings. He said: "I didn’t mean to be unfair against him. He was injured, but in that game, I was injured as well, I had a problem with my groin, so I wasn’t really 100 per cent. Honestly, in the last 20 years of football, I never played 100 per cent without pain. That’s normal.
