New York, USA (CNN) – Kelly Nascimento, daughter of Brazilian soccer star Pele, posted a photo of her with her father at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on her Instagram account.
“Here we are again, in struggle and faith, another night together,” wrote the former ‘samba’ star’s daughter.
The photo showed her embracing her father as he lay on a hospital bed, and Pele’s niece Sofia was also in the photo.
And Kelly Nascimento previously posted that her father would be spending Christmas in the hospital, after he was admitted Nov. 29 with a respiratory infection and reevaluating chemotherapy for colon cancer, due in September 2021, according to the hospital release. . .
Pelé, 82, is regarded as one of the greatest players in football history, scoring 77 goals in 92 international matches for his country and winning the World Cup 3 times.
