The daughters of former Brazilian soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Peléconfirmed that their father was hospitalized last Tuesday in a hospital in São Paulo after contracting a lung infection following a Covid infection, but that is not in a terminal state as it transpired in the last days.
“He is sick, he is old, but at the moment he is there with a lung infection, and when he gets better he will come home. He’s not saying goodbye at the hospital right now.”declared Kely Nascimento, Pelé’s daughter, in an interview with TV O’Globo reproduced by international agencies.
“Three weeks ago our father contracted coronavirus. He is vaccinated with all doses, but the anti-cancer medication and chemotherapy make him more fragile since his defenses are lowered. He has a lung infection, and that’s why he went to the hospital“Kelly said.
Meanwhile, yesor another daughter Flavia commented that Pelé “is not in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)” and that “he is not at risk”, since he is undergoing treatment. Flavia reiterated that her father He is not in “terminal phase, nor in palliative care” as rumored.
This Sunday, Pelé himself sent an encouraging message through his Instagram account. “I am strong and hopeful,” said the soccer star, while thanking all the messages of affection received from all over the world.
