The father of Santos striker Rony, Marigerson Barbosa Carneiro, has died at the age of 72 after being stabbed in the neck in Terra Alta, a municipality in northeastern Pará state. The player confirmed the news on his social media accounts and thanked his club and teammate Neymar, who offered his private plane to help transport the family.
Suspect detained at the scene
According to the local outlet O Globo, a woman attacked Marigerson at about 3.30pm on Patrolino Bentes street, in the Novo district of Terra Alta. Police arrested her on the spot and took her to the civil police station. The knife used in the attack, roughly 20 centimetres long, was seized. The suspect has been named as Selma Soares Cordovil, 48. Marigerson was rescued and taken to the local health post, but he died from his injuries.
The motive has not yet been established. People close to the player said the suspect had been in a relationship with the victim.
Rony pays tribute
Rony, 31, announced the death with a message in which he spoke of one of the hardest days of his life and said his faith was helping him through the grief. He thanked Santos, which gave him the day off to be with his family, as well as the coaching staff and head coach Cuca. He also singled out Neymar for making his private aircraft available.
Clubs and teammates send condolences
Santos publicly offered their condolences and told Rony the whole club was behind him. Teammates Álvaro Barreal, Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Veríssimo also expressed their sympathy. Palmeiras, where Rony won major honours earlier in his career, issued a statement of their own, saying the club stood with the player and his family in their immense pain.
Rony has spent almost his entire career in Brazil, with the exception of a brief spell at Albirex Niigata in Japan. He has played for Cruzeiro, Athletico Paranaense, Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro, and has also faced Argentine clubs in continental competition, scoring against River Plate in the 2021 Copa Libertadores semi-final.
Source: www.lanacion.com.ar
