Edinho requested authorization to remain in Sao Paulo for an indefinite period of time so that he could continue at the side of his father, Pelé
A large part of Pelé’s children and grandchildren, as well as his wife, spent Christmas night at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.
The exporter Edinho, son of Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pelé”, postponed his return to the Londrina club, where he works as coach, to be able to continue accompanying the three-time world champion in the hospital where he has been hospitalized for a month, at a time when his state of health is cause for concern.
The team from Londrina, a city in the neighboring state of Paraná, reported Monday that Edinho requested authorization to stay in Sao Paulo indefinitely to be able to continue alongside the man considered by many to be the best footballer of all time.
The Londrina players, who are preparing for a friendly against Marilia next Friday, worked today under the orders of Edinho’s assistants, who has been in Sao Paulo since Saturday.
Many of Pelé’s children and grandchildren, as well as his wife, spent Christmas night at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where The ex-soccer player has been hospitalized since November 29 and his state of health is considered delicate.
The state of health of the 82-year-old former soccer player has been attracting attention in Brazil since last Wednesday, when Albert Einstein reported a worsening colon cancer that was diagnosed in 2021 and said that Pele is receiving care related to “kidney and heart dysfunctions.”
Pelé was hospitalized to evaluate a change in the chemotherapy treatment he had been receiving since the colon tumor was detected in September last year.
Days later, the hospital reported that it was also treating him forr a respiratory infection that, according to his daughters, he suffered as a result of a covid-19 infection.