Overview

• Diego Maradona, the Argentine football icon, died on November 25, 2020, at age 60 from acute pulmonary edema and heart failure while in home care following brain surgery.
• Seven medical professionals, including Maradona's neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, and nurses, are accused of negligence that prosecutors argue contributed to his death.
• Prosecutors claim the medical team provided inadequate and imprudent care, describing the home treatment environment as a 'theater of horror.'
• The trial, expected to last until mid-July, will feature testimony from over 100 witnesses, including family members, medical experts, and former associates of Maradona.
• The defendants, who face potential prison sentences of 8 to 25 years, deny responsibility, with their lawyers emphasizing segmented roles and blaming systemic issues in care decisions.