The legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé left the intensive care unit, where he was after surgery for a tumor in the intestine. The 80-year-old three-time world champion was operated on last Saturday at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo after a routine examination revealed a tumor. He will continue to recover in a normal room.
Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pelé.
Christian Hartmann, Reuters
His daughter informed on Monday evening that Pelé would not have to stay in the ICU. Today, hospital representatives confirmed the information. “He is recovering, he is not in pain and he is in a good mood,” said Kely Nascimentová-DeLuca, the eldest of Pelé’s seven children, on the instagram.
The Brazilian himself was in a good mood again. “I’m happier day by day, ready to play 90 minutes plus overtime. We’ll meet again soon,” he wrote to fans.
In recent years, Pelé, with the help of doctors, has been solving problems with the prostate, hip, spine and urinary stones. As a result, the best athlete of the 20th century had to significantly reduce his public activities in a poll by the International Olympic Committee.
The pollen after intestinal tumor surgery remains in the intensive care unit
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