New York, USA (CNN) – Kelly Nascimento, the daughter of Brazilian football star Pele, posted on her Instagram account a photo of her with her father at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.
“We are still here, in struggle and faith, one more night together,” the daughter of the former “samba” star wrote.
The picture showed her embracing her father while he was lying on a hospital bed, and Pele’s granddaughter, Sofia, was also present in the picture.
And Kelly Nascimento had previously published that her father would spend Christmas in the hospital, after being admitted on November 29 for a respiratory infection and re-evaluating chemotherapy for colon cancer, which was scheduled for September 2021, according to the hospital statement. .
Pele, 82, is considered one of the greatest players in the history of football, scoring 77 goals in 92 international matches for his country, and winning the World Cup 3 times.