Pele’s mother still doesn’t know that her son is dead

The death of the Brazilian star Pelé, which took place on Thursday in a hospital in São Paulo, generated several tributes, recognition proposals the next day, and brought very delicate news: his elderly mother Doña Celeste has not yet received the news.

Maria Lucia del Nascimentosister of “O Rei” said today that she Dona Celeste, 100 years old, He is unaware of the situation, so he is still unaware of the world football legend’s departure.

In a note with ESPN BrazilMaria Lúcia said that she had spoken several times with her mother about her son’s condition and that She made him understand the seriousness of the painting by telling him that she would pray for his health.

Pelé, a victim of colon cancer, died on Thursday at the age of 82 after being admitted with palliative care at the Albert Einstein hospital in the Morumbí neighborhood of São Paulo.

“Does not know. We talk, but she doesn’t know. She is in her little world. Sometimes she understands, sometimes she doesn’t. She opens her eyes and I say to her: ‘Let’s pray for him’. But he’s not conscious,” explained the star’s sister, who visited him in hospital on Dec. 21.

On the fate of his brother he said: “It was very difficult. We know we are not eternal, but this saddened my heart a lot. It is very difficult. We managed to accompany him, he himself felt that he was leaving. I was calm. We talked a little bit, I saw how she felt, I knew she was going to leave. Being very religious, when she spoke to me, she told me that she was in God’s hands.”

The death certificate, issued by the 30th Civil and Notary Registry Office of Ibirapuera, São Paulo, stated that “Edson Arantes do Nascimento died of kidney failure, heart failure, bronchial pneumonia and colon adenocarcinoma”.

The star will be veiled next Monday at the Santos stadium in Vila Belmiroaround which fans gathered today to remember the best Brazilian footballer of all time.

The Santos club intends to retire his number 10 shirt following Pelé’s deathprovision that will depend on the approval of the Board of Directors and on the acceptance of the Conmebol for international competitions.

Regardless, Santos will not use that number from January through an “administrative act”informed its president Andrés Rueda, although official approval will be required at a later date to officially withdraw the numbering.

In international tournaments, both Conmebol and FIFA require team numbering to follow an order of 1 up to the limit of entries. So that neither player uses the 10, Santos analyzes some possibilities, for example, assign it to the third goalkeeper.

This was confirmed by the future Minister of Ports and Airports of Brazil, Marcio Francia Lula’s government will name the port of the city of Santos, the most important in Latin America, after Pelé.

This Saturday, December 31, the mayor of Santos will pay tribute to the star with drones that will form the number 10 in the sky, above the coastto remember the King of Football.

The funeral will be held on Monday. for 24 hours at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, 60 kilometers from São Paulo.

“Expected the vigil is open to the public and we start at 10 in the morning”, communicated the club with which Pelé won 6 national titles, 14 state championships (San Paolo and Rio de Janeiro), two Copa Libertadores and two Intercontinental.

On Tuesday 3 Pelé will be buried in the private Ecumenical Necropole Memorial cemetery, also in Santos.

By Pablo Giuliano (Telam)