A doctor testified Tuesday in the trial of seven medical workers accused of negligence in the death of Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona.
The doctor said Maradona should have been transferred to a rehabilitation center instead of being sent home after the surgery he underwent in 2020.
Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, died on November 25, 2020, while receiving home health care in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. He was 60 years old.
"He should have been transferred to a rehabilitation center to a more secure place for him," Dr. Mario Alejandro Scheter, who treated Maradona for two decades, told the court.
"Knowing the patient, I would not have recommended home treatment. He was not easy to deal with, and I say that based on my firsthand experience treating him during the worst moments of his life," Shetter added, referring to his treatment for drug addiction.
According to the prosecution, the seven defendants in the case—a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, and several doctors and nurses—failed to provide adequate care, which may have led to Maradona's death.
Shetter explained that he was working as a medical consultant and did not have decision-making authority.
Some witnesses testified during the trial that the house to which Maradona was taken was not equipped with the necessary medical equipment.
"All evidence points to a failure to provide adaptive care, which led to myocardial failure," said Schetter, who was also present at Maradona's autopsy.
Last month, on March 11, the trial of the medical team accused in the Maradona death case began in Buenos Aires.
The trial is expected to continue until July, and the court is expected to hear 100 witnesses in the case.