Pope Francis (C) holds the Copa Libertadores trophy as he poses with a representatives of Argentine soccer team San Lorenzo during a Wednesday general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican August 20, 2014. Pope Francis smiled broadly on Wednesday as he met players from his favourite soccer team, South American and Argentine champions San Lorenzo. The Argentine pope has been a supporter of San Lorenzo since he was a boy and would have enjoyed the team's victory on August 14 in the final of the Libertadores Cup, a 2-1 aggregate win over Paraguayan team Nacional Asuncion. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION SPORT SOCCER)
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Papa Francisco morreu na madrugada desta segunda-feira, 21 de abril, aos 88 anos, em sua residência oficial, a Casa Santa Marta, no Vaticano. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, nascido em Buenos Aires, na Argentina, foi o primeiro pontífice latino-americano, ao suceder Bento XVI em 2013. Marcado por sua simplicidade e simpatia, Francisco era um profundo admirador do futebol, torcedor do San Lorenzo de Almagro e fã de Pelé.
Para saber mais sobre a relação de Papa Francisco com o futebol, consulte a matéria completa no nosso parceiro Placar.
