Pelé in ‘Semi-Intensive’ Care, Daughter Says He’s Doing Well

Pelé in ‘Semi-Intensive’ Care, Daughter Says He’s Doing Well
A file photo of Brazilian soccer legend Pele at the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 1, 2017. Alexander Zemlianichenko, File/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:

SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer great Pelé “took a little step back” in his recovery from surgery to remove a tumor from his colon but he is “recovering well” at a Sao Paulo hospital, his daughter Kely Nascimento said Friday.

However, the Albert Einstein hospital said the 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento had returned to intensive care after “a brief breathing instability” Thursday night. Pelé was currently stable in “semi-intensive” care, the hospital said, and he “continues recovering.” It did not give further details.