It shocked the world when soccer legend Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on November 25 last year. Now, months after his death, a commission of experts that looked at the circumstances of his death says that he should have been in better care.

A newspaper in Argentina that looked at the report says that the commission has said that Maradona’s medical team was “inadequate, deficient and inconsiderate,” and that the soccer legend was “left to his fate.”

The commission’s report doesn’t directly allege that Maradona’s medical team handled his death but says that with better medical care, he would have had greater chances of survival. The 70-page document, says that Maradona ,60, “started to die at least 12 hours before” the moment he was found dead. Maradona had undergone brain surgery to remove blood clot weeks before he died. The Argentine star had battled alcohol and drug addiction for many years.

According to experts, Maradona’s team could be tried for the wrongful death of the icon, and his medical team, if convicted, could face prison sentences of up to 15 years.

Even before this report, many including the Maradona family believed that the soccer legend could have been saved. His family accused Maradona’s doctor Leopoldo Luque of deterioration of his Health.

According to the family, just days before Maradona’s death, both he and the doctor had an argument and that the former Argentine player fell and hit his head. That may have led to more complications which may have been ignored by the medical team, alleges the family.

Just before his death, Maradona is alleged to have been in a poor health condition that he should have been in a hospital rather than being looked at by a medical team at home. The panel report may provide enough ammunition for his family and admirers to prosecute Maradona’s medical team.


Read more:

A news report on the commission:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/maradona-received-inadequate-care-left-to-fate-medical-report

What does the expert panel say?
https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/epl-manchester-city-on-brink-of-title-after-2-0-win-over-crystal-palace-23171210?infinite-scroll=1

Could Maradona have saved?
https://www.football-italia.net/162863/could-maradona-have-been-saved