Pele’s funeral began on Monday in Santos, Brazil, and the funeral procession, which will take place this Tuesday, will pass to the home of Maria Celeste Arantes, the mother of the football legend, who turned 100 in November. It so happened that Pele’s mother did not know that her son had died.

The revelation was made by Pelé’s sister, María Lucia do Nascimento, who explains that the family made the decision not to tell the mother, due to the fragile and weak health of María Celeste, who is often unaware of what is happening around her. .

“she does not know [que ele morreu]. We talked, but she didn’t know. She’s fine, but she’s in her own world. Sometimes I say, “Hey Deku [alcunha de Pelé na família] It is, but let’s pray for it, shall we? ‘. Sometimes she opens her eyes…but she’s unconscious,” says a family member in an interview with ESPN.

After waking up, with the coffin opened in Santos Park, the eternal club of the football legend for 24 hours, the funeral procession will take place this Tuesday through the streets of the city, as thousands of Brazilians wait on the streets past. Goodbye to breakage. Until you reach the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery, Pele’s last resting place.

Pele’s sister also revealed the last words she heard from her brother, as she was next to the soccer player when he passed out and passed out in the hospital.

We were there with him, and he knew [que ia morrer]. It was quiet, we talked a little. But I could see how he felt, and he already knew he was leaving. Since he is very religious, he always said “It’s in God’s hands”. And I said, “That’s right, he knows when the time is right,” says María Lucia do Nascimento.