Marcelo’s son Enzo Alves hit fellow Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo‘s iconic ‘Siu’ celebration at his graduation.
The 13-year-old is in Los Blancos’ youth set-up and on track to follow in the footsteps of his dad, who won a club record 25 trophies in his 16 years at the Santiago Bernabeu before leaving last summer.
He was on fire last season, taking his overall tally for Real to three figures and scoring a stunning six-minute hat-trick from his position up front.
However, he’s still had to complete his studies, which culminated in a graduation ceremony on Friday (June 23). His mum Clarice Alves was in attendance, with Marcelo gearing up for a game with Fluminense.
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She filmed him walking onto the stage to collect his certificate – at which point he pulled off the Siu, and not for the first time – before uploading it to her 693k Instagram followers.
It received a mixed reaction online, with one labelling it a “bit cringe” and a second echoing “cringe”.
A third argued: “You do this at America and you won’t get your diploma.” And a fourth savagely wrote: “The only thing keeping Ronaldo relevant is his celebration.”
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Others were fond of the moment, though, with one tweeting: “Perfect if you ask me..” Another commented: “GOAT’s influence in my book.”
“The love and respect between the two families is amazing,” argued one. And another declared: “Ronaldo is the most influential player of all time, Siuuu.”
Enzo is averaging roughly a goal a game in the Real academy and was called up to Spain’s Under-15s side in April after snubbing his parents’ native Brazil.
Speaking about his ambitions for the future, he told The Athletic earlier this year: “The one I want the most is to get to the first team and play for Real Madrid. The second is to win a World Cup. And the third one is to continue beating my father at FIFA.”