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With retiring from football at 36 following a heart problem, Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and have all paid tribute. Lucas had been unable to train since December, with routine fitness checks during pre-season with Gremio discovering an irregularity in his heart. After three months of recovery and further tests, the decision was made that Lucas would need to retire from professional football, telling journalists in a press conference on Friday that “ ?? The midfielder then went on to acknowledge his three clubs – Gremio, Liverpool and Lazio – along with his family, coaches, team-mates and supporters, for their role in his long career. And the news of Lucas’ retirement was met with both pride and sadness from those close to him, including Suarez, who joined him at Gremio in December.

Suarez and Coutinho were joined by Steven Gerrard, Martin Skrtel and Jose Enrique in hailing Lucas’ career on their Instagram stories.



Pacheco’s message read: “Congratulations on your career Lucas, very happy to have met you and your wife.