The highly anticipated release of Maradona from the hospital, in Buenos Aires on November 11, 2020. -

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His fans are reassured, even if the star is not completely healed.

After eight days of hospitalization, ex-Argentine soccer champion Diego Maradona left the clinic in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

There he was successfully operated on for a bruise on his head.

The Argentinian legend left the establishment in an ambulance, without making any statement.

A convoy of supporters

Proof of the fervor that Maradona still arouses in her country, the vehicle was followed by a convoy of cars of supporters, while dozens of them remained for whole days in front of the clinic holding up photos of the star or singing to support it.

An hour earlier, Diego Maradona's personal doctor, Dr. Leopoldo Luque, posted a photo on his Instagram account showing him next to his famous patient whose head was barred with a large bandage.

Diego Maradona, 60, could continue his convalescence in a house in Tigre, 30 km north of Buenos Aires, in a condominium near the home of his daughter Giannina.

The latter is one of the five recognized children of the former player.

"The idea is that Diego is surrounded by the people who are closest to him because these are the links that can help him to recover, in addition to the psychological and medical follow-up," Carlos Diaz told reporters on Monday, psychologist and member of the medical team treating the former footballer.

In the morning, Diego Maradona's lawyer, Matias Morla, indicated that his client "was going through perhaps the most difficult moment of his life".

Difficulties related to alcohol consumption

The 1986 world champion was hospitalized with anemia and dehydration on November 2 in La Plata, a city 60 km from Buenos Aires and where he coaches the local club.

A CT scan then revealed the presence of a subdural hematoma, a pocket of blood formed under the skull.

This had led to his transfer to a private clinic in Olivos where he was successfully operated on the next day.

However, during the postoperative period, the former N. 10 experienced difficulties linked to an abstinence syndrome, in connection with his consumption of alcohol and sleeping pills, according to Dr. Luque, justifying the length of his hospitalization. patient, despite an "amazing" recovery after the operation.

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