Argentina: A Buenos Aires court on Thursday held the final hearing of the trial over the death of the late soccer star Diego Armando Maradona, a case that has caused outrage in the soccer-loving nation.
Seven medical professionals who made up Diego Maradona's care team have been accused of negligent homicide over the events leading up to the former footballer's death on November 25, 2020, at age 60, after he had undergone brain surgery for a blood clot days earlier.
His medical team has denied wrongdoing. The defendants are psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychologist Carlos Angel Diaz, physician Nancy Edith Forlini, nurse Ricardo Almiron, head nurse Mariano Ariel Perroni, and physician Pedro Pablo Di Spagna. An eighth defendant, nurse Dahiana Madrid, will be tried in a separate jury trial, with no date yet set.
If convicted of a crime similar to involuntary manslaughter, they could face prison sentences in Argentina of between eight and 25 years, a range that needs verification.
Allegations that negligence by his health team contributed to Maradona’s death are being brought by his family, namely his son, Dieguito, and daughters Dalma and Gianinna.
Two months into the first trial, which began in March 2025, a mistrial was declared when one of three judges, Julieta Makintach, resigned after video surfaced showing her being interviewed by a camera crew in the corridors of the courthouse and in her office as part of a documentary, in breach of judicial rules.
