Former head coach of Azerbaijani national football team buried under music - VIDEO

Baku. 28 October. REPORT.AZ/ The former head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team Carlos Alberto was laid to rest today at a funeral in Rio de Janeiro after his death from a heart attack.

Report informs, after a 12-hour wake at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation, his coffin, draped in a Brazilian flag and covered in flowers, was loaded onto a fire engine and transported to the cemetery, where more than 300 fans were waiting.

Carlos Alberto’s son Alexandre Torres wore a Brazil jersey with a photo of his father celebrating his iconic goal in the World Cup final against Italy in Mexico City in 1970, the one that sealed Brazil’s 4-1 win and third world title.

“He was our eternal captain, he was our reference, on and off the pitch,” Cafu told Brazilian news site UOL, calling him “one of the best of all time.”

Also at the wake were Brito, Carlos Alberto’s teammate from the 1970 squad, and Tite, the current coach of Brazil.

Carlos Alberto, who led a legendary team including Pele to the 1970 World Cup and scored one of the competition’s best-ever goals, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 72.