Brazilian football great Pele will remain hospitalized for a urinary tract infection in a Sao Paulo hospital, where he was already receiving chemotherapy for a colon tumour, the facility said.
The 81-year-old ex-player known as “O Rei” (The King) was initially admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on February 13 to continue his treatment for a colon tumour detected in September. He has remained hospitalized since then.
Eight days after being admitted, the hospital said it had detected a urinary tract infection during routine exams, which would extend Pele’s stay.
“Clinical conditions are stable, and hospital discharge should occur in the next few days,” the hospital said in a statement.
Pele underwent surgery for the tumour on September 4, spending a month in the hospital before being discharged to continue chemotherapy.