Conceicao gives emotional interview about his late mother: “The pain is always there” | OneFootball

Sergio Conceicao has given an emotional interview about what his mother meant to him, to mark Mother’s Day celebrations.

Milan will once again celebrate Mother’s Day by continuing a new tradition launched last year, when Milan celebrated a 5-1 win over Cagliari to take a big step towards securing second spot. In that game, the players took to the field wearing different names to what they usually do.

Instead of the surnames they usually wear, they had their mothers’ maiden names (pre-marital) on the backs of their shirts. It has been confirmed that the same will happen again during tonight’s match against Bologna at San Siro.

However, days like that are also a reminder that not everyone is lucky enough to have a mother they can still spend time with. Conceicao spoke to Milan TV and revealed a bit about his upbringing and how much his late mother meant to him, with his comments relayed by MilanPress.

Tell us about your mum…

“I am one of the 8 children she had, where we all had a love that is inexplicable. You can’t put into words what my brothers and I felt. We grew up in difficulty, a lot. Dad was the only one working, mom took care of the children.

“She also worked a lot, a lot, with a lot of love and affection. She was a woman… my point of reference. They ask me about the happiest moments of my life, because I think that continuous happiness doesn’t exist.

“There are moments where some people are happier than others, but even in those moments there is always a slightly dark side to me, I’m not fully happy, because I miss her so much. And it’s still like that today.”

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How did the death of your father and mother impact you?

“This journey that I had at a family level, I had this strength…. When I was 4 years old I lost a brother who was 12. Then my dad died when I was 15, almost 16, and my mom had already had a stroke and was paralysed on the left side and was not an independent person.

“And in the end I, little, because my brothers are older than me, had to do everything for my mom: help her with everything, to shower, to eat. Those were years in which I experienced a greater love, a bond that I can’t explain in words what it means.

“In terms of money we didn’t have any, but we still had such a great love. I always remember a phrase: ‘He who has a mom is rich and doesn’t know it’, and it’s true.”

Did your mother ever tell you off for playing outside too long, playing football too late?

“My mother never scolded me. My father was tough, he was tough, he was difficult. My mother was the typical mother who protects her children, she always had a nice word to say. The most important person, even if I don’t want to forget my wife otherwise she gets angry (laughs).

“However, there were moments, up until I was 18 when I lost her, very, very, very happy, difficult but full of love, such a great love… It’s true, but it’s difficult to convey what I feel, what I feel every day.

“In the end there is the habit of the pain that I have now, but the pain is always there. I’m used to this pain and I manage to live and move forward.”

What would you tell your parents if you could?

“When I win, my first words are always for them, for what they gave me, for what they taught me even without speaking. They passed on important values ​​to me that are the basis of my character and my personality. I want to be successful for them.”

Do you have a wish for all the mothers, and children?

“A wish to all mothers and women in this world: it is thanks to them that the world goes forward. I hope that those who are lucky enough to have the wealth to have, in this case the mother, take advantage of it to say I love you.”