JAKARTA - The Brazilian national team squad, which is currently competing in Qatar's 2022 World Cup, sent a message to provide support to their legend Pele. Reportedly, Pele is currently back undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Brazil's ESPN reported Pele was taken to the Sao Paulo hospital Albert Einstein due to swelling problems. However, his daughter, Kely Nascimento, confirmed there was "no emergency".
"We all expect a lot of health for Pele," Brazil's national team coach Tite said before starting a press conference for the match against Cameroon on Saturday, reported by Livescore, Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Pele is currently facing unstable health conditions since undergoing tumor removal surgery in September last year. Since then, the 82-year-old has continued to go back and forth to the hospital to undergo treatment. In the latest report, Pele is reportedly experiencing heart problems. This is because the treatment of chemotherapy that he is currently undergoing does not have the effect as expected.
We know the news (Pele is sick) from the media. He is the biggest representative of the national team and we wish him the best health. That's the feeling of the whole squad, we wish Pele all the best," Tite continued.
When Brazil was about to start the Qatar 2022 World Cup campaign last week, Pele had given support to Tite's squad through posts on Instagram. In his writing he also hopes Brazil will come out as champions.
"Today we started writing new stories. It doesn't matter the size and tradition of the opponent: we have to respect and play every game with a focus on reaching the final," he wrote.
"It's important to play beautifully, yes, but it's also important to leave everything on the pitch. Today, more than 200 million of our hearts will beat as a single unit, shaking following all the achievements of Selecao."
"I send all the positive energy to you. I believe we will have a happy ending. God bless you. Bring this trophy home," he added.
Pele is Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer with 77 goals in 92 games. He was the winner of the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
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