# Maradona death trial final stages

> Medical negligence questions remain in Diego Maradona's death trial as final verdict approaches.
- Title: Maradona death trial final stages · Buenos Aires Times
- Summary: Medical negligence questions remain in Diego Maradona's death trial as final verdict approaches. Diego Maradona's death in 2020 is under trial for medical…
- Keywords: diego maradona, medical negligence, homicide with dolo eventual, san isidro, cardiorespiratory arrest, pulmonary oedema, neurosurgeon leopoldo luque, psychiatrist agustina cosachov, psychologist carlos diaz, nancy forlini, news, politics
- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/maradona-death-trial-enters-final-stages-as-negligence-questions-remain.phtml
- Author: Martín Raschinsky, AFP
- Published: 2026-10-07T16:50:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: diego maradona, medical negligence, homicide with dolo eventual, san isidro, cardiorespiratory arrest, pulmonary oedema, neurosurgeon leopoldo luque, psychiatrist agustina cosachov, psychologist carlos diaz, nancy forlini, news, politics
## Trial enters final stage
The trial over Diego Maradona's death enters its final stage this week with negligence questions still open.
## Seven on trial for homicide
Seven members of Maradona's medical team face homicide with dolo eventual charges in San Isidro, north of Buenos Aires.
## Family and prosecutors claim reversible illness
Maradona's family and prosecutors argue his cardiorespiratory arrest and pulmonary oedema were reversible conditions.
## Lawyers state illness was treatable
Félix Linfante and Marcelo D'Angelo said Diego had a treatable illness with warning signs visible to all.
## Doctors claim unpredictable death
Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque stated Maradona died from a sudden, acute and unpredictable event.
## Home hospitalisation location debated
The rented house in Tigre, 20km north of San Isidro, where Maradona died on November 25, 2020, was deemed unsuitable by witnesses.
## Defendants deny negligence claims
Doctors claim the outcome could not have been anticipated and that Maradona would not have agreed to remain in a clinic after surgery.
## Key takeaway

Diego Maradona's death in 2020 is under trial for medical negligence with seven team members accused of homicide with dolo eventual.