Inside the tragic backstory of Porto boss's family life after the Arteta issue

Sergio Conceicao has become the centre of debate after his Porto side were beaten on penalties by Arsenal on Tuesday night.

The Gunners edged into the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years after beating their Portuguese opponents 4-2 on penalties, but the win was overshadowed by Conceicao's post-match claim.

Having furiously confronted Arteta on the pitch in the immediate aftermath of the penalty shootout, Conceicao made the accusation in his press conference.

He told reporters: 'The result was unjust. Our team deserved to go through. What Arteta said, towards the bench in Spanish, he insulted my family. He should focus on training his team.'

Arteta has denied Sergio Conceicao's accusations, with club sources indicating the Spaniard did not say anything about his rival's family.

The suggestion that Arteta made mention of Conceicao's family understandably irked the Porto boss, given the tragic backstory.

As reported by Portuguese outlet JN, Conceicao was just 16-years-old when his father died following a car crash.

Reflecting on the death, he told the outlet: 'I remember signing for FC Porto, after we managed to get my father around, to let me go to a big city like Porto.

'It happened after two, three months of insistence over going to play for FC Porto. The day after signing the contract my father passed away'.

Two years after his father's death, his mother also passed away.

In the same interview, he divulged further: 'I thought about leaving football. I felt lost at the moment'.

'It was a strict upbringing, but I adored my father. My mother continues to be my great idol. I continue to think about them every day. And to pray for them too'.

Conceicao's clash with Arteta wasn't the first time that he'd butted heads with a