Diego Maradona: Sad details about his agony

Diego Maradona (1960-2020) had to suffer hellish agony at least twelve hours before his death. The forensician Carlos Cassinelli said this in court on Thursday (March 27, 2025). In a suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a trial against seven doctors and nurses on the football icon is currently taking place.

Among other things, they are accused of negligent killing. Diego Maradona died on November 25, 2020 at the age of 60 in a private residential complex near Buenos Aires. The consequences of pulmonary edema, heart failure and a heart muscle disease were now mentioned as the causes of death.

“The heart was completely covered with fat and blood clots, which indicates agony,” said Carlos Cassinelli at the witness stand. The heart of the Argentinier had weighed twice as much as a healthy. It found 4.5 liters of water in internal organs such as the lungs. The doctor had made an autopsy on Maradona’s death.

Every doctor should have found these symptoms several days before death, said Carlos Cassinelli. In court, he showed drastic pictures of his investigation by the world champion in 1986. According to media reports, Diego Maradona’s daughter Jana (28) previously left the courtroom. Diego Maradona should never have been treated in home care. Cassinelli came to this conclusion.

Among the seven defendants are Maradona’s lovers Leopoldo Luque and his psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov. They reject the allegations. In the event of a conviction, you face up to 25 years in prison. The process should go until mid -July of this year. A total of 192 witnesses are said to testify.