Felipe Melo has apologised to the Juventus fans after his angry reaction to their protests. “It was my mistake.”
The Brazilian was, along with teammate Jonathan Zebina, the most insulted from a section of the supporters and he reacted with a rude gesture after their 4-1 Europa League defeat at Fulham.
This afternoon he came off the bench to score the winner over Atalanta and took this opportunity to make peace.
“It was my first goal in Turin and a very important one, after everything that happened,” he told Juve Channel.
“A real champion knows when he has made a mistake. It was my mistake and I turned on the crowd, but it was a horrible moment for the team and we needed our fans. They weren't by our side.
“I made a mistake and have to work much harder. The goal is for the fans, as I had to do it for them.
“I also dedicate the goal to God and my family, as my daughter was here for the first time today seeing her Daddy in the stadium.
“When I go home sad at the way the season is going, they're sad with me, so it's only right I dedicate it to them.”
Juventus are now joint fifth with Napoli and Sampdoria, but still three points adrift of Palermo's Champions League spot.
“Now we need to give a sense of consistency to our campaign and it'll be tough at Udinese on Saturday.”
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Great words from Melo
The Brazilian was, along with teammate Jonathan Zebina, the most insulted from a section of the supporters and he reacted with a rude gesture after their 4-1 Europa League defeat at Fulham.
This afternoon he came off the bench to score the winner over Atalanta and took this opportunity to make peace.
“It was my first goal in Turin and a very important one, after everything that happened,” he told Juve Channel.
“A real champion knows when he has made a mistake. It was my mistake and I turned on the crowd, but it was a horrible moment for the team and we needed our fans. They weren't by our side.
“I made a mistake and have to work much harder. The goal is for the fans, as I had to do it for them.
“I also dedicate the goal to God and my family, as my daughter was here for the first time today seeing her Daddy in the stadium.
“When I go home sad at the way the season is going, they're sad with me, so it's only right I dedicate it to them.”
Juventus are now joint fifth with Napoli and Sampdoria, but still three points adrift of Palermo's Champions League spot.
“Now we need to give a sense of consistency to our campaign and it'll be tough at Udinese on Saturday.”
FI
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Great words from Melo
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