Pele is recovering “satisfactorily” but remains in intensive care

Brazilian football legend Pelé, 80, was still in an intensive care unit in Sao Paulo on Friday, where he is recovering.in a satisfying manner“from the removal of a tumor”suspicious“in the colon last Saturday.”Patient Edson Arantes do Nascimento is recovering satisfactorily, is conscious, speaks normally and maintains normal vital signs“Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement Friday.

The tumor was discovered during routine examinations, the hospital, where “King” Pelé has been staying since August 31, explained on Monday. In this previous medical report, a transfer to a room last Tuesday had been mentioned. However, the three-time world champion (1958, 1962, 1970) remains in an intensive care unit (ICU), the hospital said on Friday. “I’m recovering well,” Pelé said on social media Wednesday in a message of condolence sent to Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos who lost one of his children to cancer.