Trial for negligence by Diego Maradona's medical team in Argentina postponed to next year

In November 2020, the world mourned the loss of football legend Diego Maradona, who passed away at the age of 60 while recovering from brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Despite his incredible talent on the field, Maradona struggled with cocaine and alcohol addictions for many years. Tragically, he was found dead in bed two weeks after his surgery, in a rented house in an upscale neighborhood of Buenos Aires where he had been staying after being released from the hospital. His untimely death marked the end of an era for football fans around the globe.

He was found to have died of a heart attack. In 2023, an Argentine appeals court said that neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six others, including nurses, would stand trial in the matter, rejecting an appeal. 

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One of the nurses, Gisela Dahiana Madrid, has asked to be tried by jury separately, and her trial will proceed as planned on October 2. Prosecutors have accused the eight medical professionals of providing "reckless" and "deficient" home treatment to Maradona. 

A panel of 20 medical experts convened by Argentina's public prosecutor concluded in 2021 that Maradona "would have had a better chance of survival" with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical facility.

They risk prison sentences ranging from eight to 25 years.  

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