Few of the country’s previous World Cup winners traveled to pay homage to the football legend
under a burning sun on Monday to file past the recently deceased soccer legend’s coffin at Santos’ Vila Belmiro ground.
However, several of those who played alongside him were there, including Clodoaldo Tavares de Santana, who was the only one of the legendary 1970 Brazil team to appear. Tostão , Jairzinho , Roberto Rivellino, Gérson de Oliveira Nunes and Wilson Piazza were all conspicuous by their absence. Neymar, who came through the ranks at Santos before leaving for Barcelona and becoming the world’s most expensive footballer in 2017, was another who did not appear, with his father saying his son had asked him to represent him.
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