So Sad!!! Cafu in mourning after son Danilo dies of heart attack

So Sad!!! Cafu in mourning after son Danilo dies of heart attack

September 5, 2019 | By Yaw Amoako Updates24gh

The son of Brazil legend Cafu has died after suffering a heart attack while playing football with friends.

Reports in Brazil claim Danilo, the eldest son of the former AC Milan full-back, tragically passed away while playing at his family home in Barueri.

Danilo was one of Cafu’s three sons.

Brazilian club Sao Paulo, where Cafu started his career in 1989, wrote on Twitter: "Sao Paulo Football Club deeply regrets the death of Danilo, son of Cafu. The club sympathizes and wishes the tri-color idol and his family and friends strength.”

O São Paulo Futebol Clube lamenta profundamente o falecimento de Danilo, filho do @officialcafu. O clube se solidariza e deseja muita força aos familiares e amigos do ídolo tricolor.

— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) September 5, 2019

Cafu's former clubs AC Milan and AS Roma have also past on their condolences.

The club sends its deepest condolences to Marcos Cafu and his family at this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all.

— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) September 5, 2019

Our @officialcafu has lost his son, Danilo. It's with a sad heart that we offer our deepest condolences to his family at this saddest of times 🙏

Marcos, in questo momento di profonda tristezza ogni rossonero è con te e la tua famiglia. Il nostro abbraccio va a voi 🙏

— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 5, 2019

Cafu is widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest ever right-backs, winning 142 caps, two World Cups and two Copa America with Brazil.

In 2007, he won the Champions League with Milan having won two Serie A titles during his 11-year spell in Italy.