Fluminense Great Tato Dies at 64, Minute of Silence Set

Overview

• Fluminense confirmed on Tuesday that former winger Carlos Alberto ‘Tato’ Araújo Prestes has died at age 64.
• The club will honor him with a minute of silence before Wednesday’s Série A match against Grêmio at the Maracanã.
• Tato played 236 matches and scored 17 goals for Fluminense, serving as a key left-sided forward in the celebrated 1980s attack with Romerito, Assis and Washington.
• His career also included a Brazilian title with Vasco in 1989 and stints at Santos, Sport and Coritiba, with call-ups to the Brazil national team.
• The club did not disclose a cause of death, while some outlets reported he had been treated for esophageal cancer and that cremation in Curitiba was planned.