Pele’s daughter says her father’s last wish was for Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup
Keli Nascimento, the daughter of Brazil’s three-time World Cup champion Pelé, spoke about her father’s last wish. She spoke out on Instagramthe social network is banned in the Russian Federation; belongs to the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in Russia and banned).
According to the daughter of the ex-player, he had a hard time with the departure of the Brazilian national team from the 2022 World Cup (World Cup 2022), after which he decided to support Argentina. “The World Cup should stay in South America and Lionel Messi deserves it,” Pele said. According to Nascimento, the three-time world champion could not watch the final for health reasons. “However, he understood that Argentina took the Cup, and he was very happy,” said daughter Pele.
Pele died on December 29 at the age of 82. The cause of death was organ failure. The legendary footballer was buried on January 3 at a vertical cemetery in the Brazilian city of Santos. Argentina defeated France in the 2022 World Cup final on penalties on 18 December.
Source: Lenta
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