Diego Maradona in La Plata on November 9, 2019. -

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Football legend Diego Maradona, who died on November 25 at the age of 60, suffered from kidney, cardiovascular and hepatic disorders but had not recently consumed alcohol or narcotics, according to an expert report released on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.

This complementary analysis to the autopsy was carried out by the public prosecutor's office of San Isidro to ensure that no negligence or recklessness was committed in the care provided to the Argentine idol of Naples, while his surgeon is targeted by an investigation for manslaughter.

Traces of drugs in his body

The document published by the prosecution specifies that Maradona suffered from cirrhosis, insufficiency and kidney problems, as well as numerous heart and arterial disorders.

No trace of alcohol or drugs was detected in the blood or urine of the winner of the 1986 World Cup. Toxicological analyzes, however, revealed the presence in his body of several traces of drugs, including an antidepressant. .

“What appears is as important as what does not appear in these lab tests.

At first glance, they confirm that Maradona received psychotropic drugs but no medication for her heart problems, ”commented one of the investigators with the Telam agency.

The autopsy performed on the day of the former footballer's death concluded that "acute pulmonary edema", "chronic heart failure" and "cardiomyopathy" had caused his death.

Surgeon Leopoldo Luque defends himself from any negligence

The results of the additional autopsy analyzes were published while the causes of the death of the Argentinian idol of Naples are still the subject of heated debate.

His surgeon Leopoldo Luque and his psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov are notably in the sights of justice.

Accused by three daughters of Maradona for his management of their father's heart problems, Luque, who had operated on Maradona for a brain hematoma three weeks before his death, defended himself at the end of November.

"Do you want to know what I'm responsible for?"

To have loved him, to have taken care of him, to have prolonged his life, to have improved it until the end, ”said the doctor during a televised press conference.

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