The son of Brazil football legend Cafu has passed away at the age of 30, after dying during a game of football.

Danilo Feliciano de Moraes was playing football with friends when he experienced chest pains.

Local reports state that the 30-year-old had complained about feeling unwell, before playing the game at his home in Barueri, Sau Paulo.

Danilo was taken to a local hospital after falling ill and was urgently treated by doctors, but sadly could not be saved.

Danilo was the oldest of three children of the World Cup winner Cafu, who made over 400 appearances for AC Milan and Roma.

Roma were among the first of the football community to pay tribute and pass on their condolences to Cafu at this dark hour.

‘The club sends its deepest condolences to Marcos Cafu and his family at this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all,’ Roma said via a short statement on social media.

Both Sao Paulo and AC Milan also reached out with heartfelt messages.

‘It’s with a sad heart that we offer our deepest condolences to his family at this saddest of time,’ wrote Milan’s official account.

Cafu, 49, won two Scudetti and a Champions League during his career, as well as 142 caps and two World Cups for Brazil.