- Chelsea star, Marc Cucurella, has three children with her partner Claudia Rodríguez
- Cucurella has previously revealed that his eldest son, Matthew, has autism
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The Chelsea star, Marc Cucurella, has opened about her son's autism and the challenges she raises in everyday life.
Cucurella, 26, has enjoyed 12 months impressive, winning Euro 2024 with Spain, while the defender has also become a crucial player for Chelsea under Enzo Maresca.
The Spanish, who came through the ranks in Barcelona before shining for Getafe and then Brighton, has three children with his partner Claudia Rodríguez; Mateo, Río and Claudia.
Cucurella has previously revealed how the Matthew has autism and in a sincere interview about the The English mean channelThe 26 -year -old reflected on the diagnosis of his son and how the family dealt with the situation.
“In Brighton it was still small,” said Cucurella. 'The doctor did not tell us what he had, he was still too young to know.
'It's difficult. No one teaches you how to be a father, but in the end you see.
Marc Cucurella has opened about his son's autism and the challenges his family faces
Cucurella has three children with her partner Claudia Rodríguez and her eldest son is autistic
Cucurella opened about the situation in a sincere interview with the English mean Channel
'An autistic child does not understand things like his brothers, you must learn to understand it.
'It affects him a lot, you don't see it well and you don't know how to help him. He didn't go well at regular school, he got angry, he wasn't happy. He did not adapt, he was crying all the time.
'It would spend two or three hours and he didn't like it, we had to go looking for him. That also affects you a lot, you don't see your child well and you don't know how to help him.
Cucurella and Rodríguez discovered that Mateo was autistic shortly after the left back joined Chelsea for £ 65 million in the summer of 2022.
However, the Spanish suffered a difficult start for his time at Stamford Bridge, where he fought for the game time and also faced questions about the price of his head.
And Cucurella opened on how he had to dig deeply to overcome the challenges both in his professional and private life.
“Football was not going well,” he added. 'We couldn't find a way to help him until we found another school in London and we have improved a lot.
'They help us there, we have conversations, you learn to handle it and you understand. It is understood, but you need to know it.
Cucurella went on to highlight the satisfaction she feels when she sees Matthew progress
Cucurella has enjoyed 12 bright months, which included winning Euro 2024 with Spain
Despite the adversity, Cucurella was highlighted the satisfaction he feels when he sees Matthew progress.
He explained: 'There is an inconvenience. Everything is more difficult, everything is more difficult.
'But there is also a good side. When you achieve something, a simple step forward, gives much more satisfaction.
Cucurella, who has played 25 times for Chelsea this season, returns to action on Monday when the blues entertain West Ham in the Premier League.
