Trial hears Maradona's home recovery lacked essential medical care
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 2, 2026, 11:47 PM
Last updated Jun 2, 2026
A Buenos Aires court trial regarding Diego Maradona’s death continues, with testimonies revealing that he should not have been allowed to recover at home post-brain surgery in November 2020. Neurosurgeon Rodolfo Benvenuti stated that Maradona required 24-hour monitoring and proper medical equipment, which was absent in the rented house. He died from heart failure and acute pulmonary edema, with evidence suggesting he suffered for hours before passing. Seven health-care professionals are on trial for criminal negligence related to his care, denying responsibility and attributing his death to natural causes.
- •Maradona died in November 2020 at age 60 after brain surgery.
- •Rodolfo Benvenuti testified that home care conditions were inadequate.
- •The trial includes seven health-care professionals facing negligence charges.
- •Autopsy results indicate Maradona suffered before his death.
- •The trial is a re-trial after earlier proceedings were annulled.
- 11:47 PMYahoo Sports — Maradona's doctors should 'never' have allowed home care, trial hears
"Football icon Diego Maradona should "never have been allowed" to convalesce at home after brain surgery without around-the-clock monitoring and proper medical equipment, a surgeon told the trial over the star's death on Tuesday.Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest football players of all times, died in November 2020 at age 60, while recovering at a rented home from surgery for a brain clot.
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