Former soccer player Pelé presented on Tuesday a “progressive improvement” in his health after a lung infection that has left him hospitalized since Nov. 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.
According to the latest clinical bulletin published on Tuesday, 82-year-old Pele is “demonstrating a progressive development in his health, especially with regard to respiratory infection” and “continues with stable vitals, consciousness and no major changes.”
“Edson Arantes do Nascimento was admitted to Israelite Albert Einstein Hospital on the 29th for a reassessment of chemotherapy for a colon tumor diagnosed in September 2021,” the hospital said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the former Brazil international left a message in support of the Brazilian team that faced South Korea (4-1) in the 2022 World Cup, in which he shows an image illustrated with a photograph of himself accompanied by his father. , on the occasion of the 1958 World Cup, the first of five won by Brazil, three of which belonged to a former player, also champion in 1962 and 1970.
“In 1958, I walked the streets, thinking about how to fulfill the promise I made to my father. I know that today many have made similar promises and are also looking for their first World Cup, ”the player described already in a 1958 photograph. in Sweden.
In recent years, Pele’s health has been deteriorating for other reasons as well, such as spinal, hip, and knee problems that have reduced his mobility and forced him to undergo surgery, in addition to a kidney crisis that has drastically reduced his public appearances, although he remains active in in social networks.