Football cult hero Adriano was gifted a bizarre yet heart-warming message from his father through the power of AI, following his death 20 years ago.
Adriano was one of the brightest talents to emerge from one of Brazil's many golden eras in the early 2000s and had been widely touted for a career at the very height of the game.
However, after looking set to succeed Ronaldo as Brazil's next great world-beating No 9, the passing of his father derailed his career, as he fell out of love with the game.
The man himself has spoken openly about how he was consumed by depression, explaining how he went from 'heaven to hell' in the space of just nine days.
Before long, stories of Adriano's breathtaking goals and dizzying success were replaced by shocking anecdotes of the striker blacking out drunk, missing games and allegedly rubbing shoulders with drug lords as rampant alcoholism took hold.
However, an exhibition match in Brazil saw Adriano reduced to tears as a message from his beloved late father was played on the big screens at the iconic Maracana.
Adriano was one of the brightest talents to emerge from one of Brazil's many golden eras in the early 2000s and had been widely touted for a career at the very height of the game.
However, after looking set to succeed Ronaldo as Brazil's next great world-beating No 9, the passing of his father derailed his career, as he fell out of love with the game.
The man himself has spoken openly about how he was consumed by depression, explaining how he went from 'heaven to hell' in the space of just nine days.
Before long, stories of Adriano's breathtaking goals and dizzying success were replaced by shocking anecdotes of the striker blacking out drunk, missing games and allegedly rubbing shoulders with drug lords as rampant alcoholism took hold.
However, an exhibition match in Brazil saw Adriano reduced to tears as a message from his beloved late father was played on the big screens at the iconic Maracana.
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