Shocking confession. Barcelona star opens up about car accident that claimed his mother's life
Steven Perez
Dailysports's expert
Portuguese national team’s star defender João Cancelo has shared chilling memories of a tragedy that completely changed the course of his life.
Details: In a candid interview, the footballer spoke in detail about the car accident that occurred on Portugal’s A2 highway, which resulted in the death of his mother, Filomena Cancelo.
The defender admitted that those terrifying moments are still vivid in his memory, and the wound from losing his closest loved one will never fully heal.
With tears in his eyes, Cancelo recalled the first seconds after the fatal crash at the edge of the cliff. According to him, everything happened in an instant, but those fleeting moments forever split his life into “before” and “after.” The most haunting memory for the Portuguese star remains his mother’s final scream, which still echoes in his mind, and the utter helplessness he felt in the face of tragedy.
The footballer revealed that, as a teenager, he desperately tried to save his mother from the mangled wreckage of the car. While his eight-year-old brother, still just a child, cried in terror, João did everything he could to move the twisted metal with his bare hands to rescue his mother, but the laws of physics proved merciless.
Reminder: PSG have set their sights on Barcelona’s star as a replacement for Barcola.
