Doctors in Buenos Aires recently testified in the case regarding the late soccer legend Diego Maradona, stating that he should not have undergone surgery shortly before his death. The testimonies revealed that the condition that led to the operation was not critical.
Neurologist Martín Cesarini reviewed Maradona’s brain CT scan and concluded that there was no immediate need for surgical intervention. Another neurologist, Guillermo Pablo Burry, testified that he made it clear to neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque that surgery was not necessary and that Maradona’s recovery could have been monitored without it.
Cesarini and Burry had examined Maradona at a clinic in Buenos Aires, where he was moved for a medical check-up shortly before his surgery on November 3, 2020. Dr. Flavio Tunessi, also from the clinic, indicated that Luque insisted on performing surgery and subsequently transferred Maradona to another medical facility.
The prosecution claims that Luque and six other medical professionals, including a psychiatrist and nurses, displayed negligence in their care for Maradona, which may have contributed to his death. The soccer star, who famously led Argentina to a World Cup victory in 1986, passed away on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, while receiving care at home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
