Muricy recalls hug with Pelé at the 2011 Libertadores in tribute to the King
Muricy Ramalho paid tribute to Pelé, who would have turned 86 on Friday (23), with a LinkedIn post recalling the pair's embrace at the 2011 Libertadores title celebrations, when he was coaching Santos. Pelé won the tournament in 1962 and 1963, and the club had not lifted it for 48 years.

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O aniversário de Pelé, que completaria 86 anos nesta sexta-feira (23), rendeu homenagens ao Rei do Futebol — entre elas uma publicação de Muricy Ramalho nas redes sociais.
No LinkedIn, o ex-treinador postou uma foto em que aparece abraçado ao ex-jogador, registrada na festa do título continental de 2011, quando ele comandava o Santos.
“Hoje o Rei Pelé completaria 86 anos”, escreveu Muricy, que em seguida destacou o peso do tricampeão mundial no futebol do país e na própria história do torneio sul-americano.
“Na foto, tínhamos acabado de ganhar a Libertadores - competição que tem tanta importância para os brasileiros, muito por conta dele, que venceu duas vezes”, completou.
Pelé levantou o torneio em 1962 e 1963. Muricy conduziu o Santos ao terceiro título da Libertadores do clube, que não vencia a competição havia 48 anos, com um elenco cujo nome maior era Neymar. A final de 2011, no Pacaembu, terminou 2 a 1 para o Peixe: Neymar e Danilo marcaram, e a ida, no Uruguai, havia ficado sem gols.
Era a primeira Libertadores de Muricy como treinador. A festa do título ainda rendeu o encontro registrado na foto: Pelé viu a comemoração de perto e subiu na volta olímpica ao lado do treinador.
“Emocionados, demos a volta olímpica juntos. Uma lembrança que eu jamais vou esquecer. Que falta faz o maior nome da história do futebol”, declarou. A morte do Rei aconteceu em dezembro de 2022, quando ele tinha 82 anos.
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