Former Brazilian football great Pelé remained in intensive care on Saturday as he recovered from surgery to remove a tumour on the right side of his colon.
Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento was recovering "in a satisfactory manner," though still in intensive care. The hospital said on Tuesday that Pelé was expected to be moved to a regular room on Wednesday.
The hospital also said Pelé is "awake, actively talking and keeping his vital signs in normality."
The three-time World Cup champion also said on his Instagram that "each day I feel a little better."
He went to the hospital for routine exams at the end of August when the tumour was found. The hospital said in a statement then that the tumour was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory exams. It added it collected samples to be analysed but has not released the results.
