Marcelo Martins’ father passed away: striker traveled to Bolivia to reunite with his family

Hard moment that Marcelo Martins Moreno and family have to go through. Early this Monday, the father of the scorer of the Qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022 and historical striker of the Bolivian national team died due to cancer, the Bolivian Football Federation announced.

Mauro Martins, who was born in Brazil but lived in Santa Cruz, was hospitalized in the neighboring country, but later asked his relatives to spend his last days in the eastern Bolivian city.

The soccer player, in the middle of the final stage of the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar, had asked his followers “prayers and good energies” for the health of his father.

“I need the prayers and good energies of all of you, of all those who someday shouted a goal of mine. I’m needing them right now, a lot.”Martins said in a video he posted on his social media.

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) and its president, Fernando Costa, lamented the death of the father of the top scorer in the World Cup Qualifiers through their social networks and published two images of Mr. Mauro with messages of condolence.

“The Bolivian Football Federation expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Mauro Martins, asking God for resignation and strength in these difficult times.“, he pointed.

For its part, Cerro Porteño de Paraguay, the club to which the player belongs, also expressed messages of condolence in a brief statement on its social networks.

“We express our heartfelt condolences for the death of Mr. Mauro Martins, who in life was the father of our beloved player Marcelo Moreno Martins”, noted in the note.

“In these moments of sadness, we adhere to the duel and send a big hug from all the Cerrista People. We pray for eternal rest and cristina resignation for family and friends “adds the message from the Paraguayan club.

With information from EFE.