A respiratory infection at the age of 90 led this Wednesday to the admission to the Barra d’Or hospital in Barra da Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro) of Mario Zagallo, former turf and bench fame, twice world champion in “escrete” on the field in Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962, Canarinha coach in Mexico 1970.
“He is conscious and does not need respiratory support,” the clinical department detailed in a statement about this football and Brazilian legend, the only one to have participated in five World Cup finals: he was an assistant to Carlos Alberto Parreira in the USA. – 1994 and was in the Brazilian technical team in France 1998 (0-3, France).
His great friend and former teammate Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé), 81, was one of the first to share a sense of pain and concern for a country of 200 million residents and so many football fans across the state. national idol.
“My great friend, I know that you are going through a difficult time, but from here I am sending you positive energy! You will soon fully recover, with the same strength as always! Take heart, old wolf,” was Pelé’s post on his Instagram account of the excitement with which Brazil is watching the clinical evolution of one of football’s greatest ambassadors in the country.
