Overview
- The court learned Wednesday that the 2021 Junta Médica included laboratory studies dated 2012–2015 that carry an affiliate number and timing consistent with Diego Maradona’s father, Don Diego, not the former player.
- Defense lawyers formally asked the tribunal to order Swiss Medical to produce historical affiliate records and asked the national migration office for entry and exit logs to verify who was in Argentina when the tests were done.
- Prosecutors said the prepaga provided the files in early 2021 and argued the misfiled studies are limited in number and do not automatically invalidate the Junta Médica’s main conclusions about preventable medical failures.
- Peritos who authored the 2021 report, including nephrologist Hernán Trimarchi and toxicologist Carlos Damin, have been testifying about renal pathology and psychotropic medication management while judges and lawyers probe which conclusions relied on the disputed documents.
- The error deepens procedural stakes in a trial already restarted in April 2026 after a 2025 annulment, because defenses may use the chain-of-custody problem to press evidentiary challenges that could change how the panel’s findings are weighed.