Chile occupied a very important place in the life of the Brazilian star, where he faced the Cacique on several occasions and suffered one of the worst defeats of his career. When he was burning his last cartridges as a footballer, the Cacique tried to sign him, but without success.
During this day, Brazil and world football with the unfortunate news that confirmed the death of Pelé, one of the most iconic footballers and for many considered the best of all time.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was giving a strong fight to treatment for colon cancer, but the legendary former player could not resist any longer and said goodbye at the age of 82 in an Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on the afternoon of this Wednesday, the 29th from December.
O Rei left many anecdotes to remember, in which our country occupies an important place for having won one of its three World Cups in the 1962 World Cup, although it only managed to play two games.
Of course, Colo Colo also appears in his career, a cast to which he faced 13 times and scored 9 goals when he shone in the Santos of his country. The balance is favorable for Popular, winning 8 times, drawing once and falling only 4 timesbeing the Chilean club with the best performance against the Brazilian 10.
But one of the most remembered matches was played on April 15, 1959. At that time, Pelé was barely 19 years old, but he was humiliated by the Cacique with a resounding 6-2 win in a friendly at the National Stadium.
The Brazilian number 10 suffered first hand the scores of emblematic Chilean soccer figures such as Jorge Toro, Enrique Cua Cua Hormazábal, Mario Moreno, among others. It was one of the worst goals he suffered in his career.
Although his story with the albos does not end there. In the 70s, when O Rei was in the final stretch of his career playing for the United States Cosmos, Luis Alberto Simián, president of the Cacique in those years, warned “I am going to bring Pelé to Colo Colo“.
How did he plan to tie his arrival? A clipping from the news at the time showed a Chilean couple living in New York who came to Santiago to offer the Brazilian star, although said operation never materialized.
