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Former Brazil star striker Adriano made his jubilee at the Maracana in Rio this Sunday, December 15 during a match filled with emotions.
He said goodbye to the Football world, eight years after his last official match. This Sunday, December 15, Adriano (42 years old) played his jubilee at the Maracana stadium in Rio in front of more than 20,000 people. The match between the “legends” of Flamengo, his training club, and the “Friends of Italy”, ended with a 4-3 victory for the former, in the presence of several former Seleçao players, including Romario.
Nicknamed “the Imperatore” (“the Emperor”) during his time of splendor in the early 2000s, Adriano (48 caps) played the game wearing the jersey of the two teams for which he scored, alongside his son Adrianinho.
With the help of artificial intelligence, Adriano's father's voice was recreated to leave a message for the Imperatore.
Adriano bursts into tears. ud83eudd79u2764ufe0fpic.twitter.com/M95eTYWZXN
— Inter FR (@InterMilanFRA) https://twitter.com/InterMilanFRA/status/1868574024378556426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The meeting gave rise to an unusual scene since it was interrupted for a time to broadcast throughout the stadium a message from the player's father, who died several years ago. A voice created with the help of artificial intelligence. Enough to make the ex-scorer burst into tears while many people did not hide their embarrassment on social networks. “Awful to give him the voice of his father in front of thousands of people”, we can read on …”
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Winner with Brazil of the Copa America in 2004 then the Confederations Cup the following year, at barely 22 years old, Adriano (played by Inter and Roma) then gradually disappeared from the radar.
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Returning to live in the favela of his childhood, in Rio, he spoke about his problems with alcoholism last month to the specialized site The Players’ Tribune. “Do you know what it's like to be a 'hope'? I do. Including being a disappointed hope. The biggest waste in football: Me. I like that word 'waste'… I don't not drugs, as they try to make people believe, I am not a criminal but, of course, I could have been… I drink every day,” he wrote.
