Morato's poignant tattoo in memory of his sister

Morato has a tattoo of his sister Rafaela to remember her

Nottingham Forest defender Morato has many tattoos but one means more than others.

The 23-year-old has picture of his sister inked on his right forearm to remember her after she died of cancer.

Rafaela passed away at just 15 in 2018 and the summer signing from Benfica carries her with him.

"I can't not think about her in moments like that," he said. "It was something nobody expected. I always talk about her with my family and will always remember her.

"The others don't really have any meaning in particular, they are just what I feel like getting at the time."

A year after losing his sister the defender struck up a friendship with a six-year-old in Sao Paulo call Larissa, who had brain cancer.

It led to the entire Sao Paulo Under-20 squad shaving their heads before the Copinha - the most famous youth tournament in the country - before winning it in 2019.

Morato asked Larissa to shave his head in the dressing room just before the final to strengthen their bond.

"She was a girl who had cancer in Brazil and she had followed all the matches of the youth team I was playing in at the time," he said, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup third round tie with Luton.

"That was in January 2019 and a year earlier, in August 2018, I had lost my sister to cancer so it was very special for me to see that and very emotional for me.

"At the end, as a team, we all came together and gave her a present. It is a present we as players will never forget and hope that she won't either.

"I still keep in touch with her."