Pele's side Lawyer and former Congressman Vicente Cascione is a staunch supporter of Pelé. He guarantees that he was called by the King of football for a meeti

Pele's side Lawyer and former Congressman Vicente Cascione is a staunch supporter of Pelé. He guarantees that he was called by the King of football for a meeting that would be held at the house of Lúcia, Pelé's sister, in Ponta da Praia, in Santos, in August 1992. The meeting, four years before Sandra Regina (Pelé's daughter) went to court to demand recognition of paternity, would be held with the presence of Pelé, Lúcia, Davi, a former soccer player and married to Lúcia, and Sandra. “I remember well. It was a Saturday afternoon. I was not Pelé's lawyer. I saw Pelé start his football career at Santos. He just called me so I could listen to the conversation I was having with Sandra. Pelé would acknowledge paternity, without any problem”, says Cascione. The problem, according to Vicente's account, was caused by Sandra's lawyer at the time. “This lawyer, who has already passed away, called the press to the meeting. So, he arrived and started giving interviews on the street. Sandra didn't even go to the meeting. The lawyer appeared. It would be the first contact that Pelé would have with Sandra. But the one who showed up was the lawyer. A terrible situation was created. Pelé was very irritated with the lawyer's attitude and decided to just assume paternity in court", said Vicente Cascione. “When Pelé saw that the lawyer had called the press to the meeting, he looked at me and said: I was betrayed. Now I will only recognize paternity in court”, remembers Vicente Cascione.