Since Tuesday, Pelé has been hospitalized at Albert-Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.

And if the entourage of the legend of Brazilian football and the doctors want to be reassuring, his state of health would be very serious, according to

Folha de S. Paulo

.

The very serious daily indicates this Saturday that the triple world champion (1958, 1962, 1970), aged 82, no longer responds to the chemotherapy he has been following since he was diagnosed with colon cancer in August. 2021. He would have been placed in palliative care.



“King” Pelé had been diagnosed with metastases in the intestine, lungs and liver earlier this year.

On Friday, the hospital said in a statement that Pelé, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was being treated for a "respiratory infection" and referred to a "stable" patient, "with a general improvement in his state of health".

Conflicting information

Since his admission to this establishment on Tuesday, for a reassessment of his treatment, a certain vagueness has reigned around the case of the absolute legend of world football.

One of his daughters, Kelly Nascimento had thus indicated that there was "no urgency" about his father.

On his Instagram account on Thursday, the "King" spoke of "a monthly visit" and thanked his subscribers for their "good vibes".

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