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Diego Maradona, the former Argentine football idol, is feeling better and wants to be discharged from the hospital where he was admitted on Monday due to anemia and dehydration, his doctor said on Tuesday.

"He is much better than yesterday, he really wants to go out, I would like there to be one more day," Leopoldo Luque told dozens of journalists gathered in front of the private clinic in La Plata, 60 km away. south of Buenos Aires, where the star was admitted.

"He suffers from anemia, he is a little dehydrated, this needs to be corrected and his health continues to improve," the doctor continued, adding that the former champion "had a good night's sleep" and that "he is in a good mood".

“Faced with this kind of situation, it takes about three days of hospitalization.

Hopefully he wants to stay until tomorrow (Wednesday).

This is my goal, but he is autonomous and can go out ”if he wishes, added Dr Luque.

This hospitalization has no connection with the pandemic of new coronavirus, the practitioner had indicated the day before.

Not in shape

Technical director of the local club (Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), Maradona had insisted on Friday to lead the training of his players, the day of his 60th birthday, but did not seem in shape and walked with difficulty.

He only stayed a few minutes on the pitch before retiring with the help of his assistants.

Supporters of the club came to leave messages of encouragement and wishes for recovery.

“What he needs the most is the support of the people,” said Dr Luque.

The life of the Argentine star has been punctuated by many health problems, some of which are linked to excesses of all kinds which have sometimes made him flirt with death.

In 2000, he had a heart attack following an overdose in the seaside resort of Punta del Este.

He then followed a long cure in Cuba.

In 2004, when he weighed over 100 kg, another heart attack struck him down in Buenos Aires, but he was okay.

He then underwent stomach surgery which allowed him to drop below 50 kg.

In 2007, excessive alcohol consumption had driven him to the hospital.

Lately, he had to have a prosthesis fitted because of his sore knees.

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