Bernardinho received the news of the death of his mother, Maria Ângela Rocha Rezende, at the age of 90, shortly before entering the court to command the Brazilian team in a duel of the qualifiers. The coach is in the Philippines, where he disputes the World Cup.
Prior to the match against Serbia, on Wednesday (17/09), the coach was thrilled and received support from players and members of the coaching staff. Watch video below:
Bernardinho is thrilled on the court! 😭😢
The coach of the Brazilian men’s volleyball team was very moved in warming, due to the death of his mother Maria Ângela Rezende. She passed away on Wednesday (17).
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Before the match, Bernardinho sang the Brazilian anthem with his look up and during the warm -up period, the tears were overflowing.
“Very sad to be away and not being able to say goodbye to you, mother, but with a heart full of gratitude for having your love, affection and dedication for over 60 years.” Rest in peace. I love you, mother – wrote the coach on Instagram.
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Result of Brazil against Serbia
In action, the Brazilian team was unrecognizable, lost to Serbia by 3 sets at 0 (25-22, 25-20 and 25-22) and now has a lot of chance to be eliminated in the group stage of the Men’s World Cup.
With the defeat, the national team needs China, already eliminated, to win at least two sets of the Czech Republic in the game that closes the group, at 10am (Brasília) this Thursday (18).
If the Czechs win 3-0, Brazil will be eliminated. A 3-1 win in the European country will play the decision of the classified to the calculator: the selection that has the best balance of points will pass.
