Sassuolo striker Antonio Floro Flores and his wife Michela have received widespread admiration after they decided to adopt a baby that was abandoned in the Circumvesuviana station in Avellino on 16th March.
The child was found under a seat of the last train carriage from Naples by a driver and his wife and was then admitted to Moscati hospital who named had him Carmine Francis, in reference of Pope Bergoglio.
Although he could have been claimed by his biological parents within ten days of his neglect, now that that period has passed it is now Juvenile Court of Naples decision on how to proceed.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 30-year-old striker was touched by the story which was broadcast on Pomeriggio Cinque and contacted the hospital in agreement with his wife.
“After seeing the profile of little Francesco, we followed what our hearts told us,” Floro Flores stated on Twitter.
“Before being a player, I am a father. I’m certainly not a hero! We are going through the regular procedures.”
Medics believe the baby was only three or four days old when he was found hidden in a bag placed under the seats of the train going from Naples to Avellino.
The Floro Flores family will now increase to six, with the couple already having three children of their own Aurora, Geneva and Armando.
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