Born in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis became a passionate follower of one of the oldest football clubs in Argentina, San Lorenzo.
In the last few moments, the club has paid tribute to the Pope who for years was a season ticket holder and never hid the club's colours (even when he became the head of the Catholic Church).
"He was never just one of us, but always one of us," the club says in post on X. "Cuervo as a child and as a man... Cuervo as a priest and Cardinal... Cuervo as Pope too... He always transmitted his passion for Ciclón."
"Wrapped in deep sorrow, from San Lorenzo today we say to Francis: Goodbye, thank you, and farewell! We will be together for eternity!"
- Cuervo, the Spanish word for "crow", and cición, meaning "cyclone", are two of San Lorenzo's nicknames