The new trial into the death of former Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, has been postponed to April 14 at the request of the public prosecutor and lawyers for the plaintiff parties.
Court No. 7 of San Isidro, in Buenos Aires province, granted the request and decided the proceedings will include two weekly hearings, unless “the development of the debate or the production of evidence” require a third session. The public prosecutor had already announced in December that the initial witness list of 178 had been reduced to 90.
The first trial had begun on March 11, 2025, but was annulled following the scandal surrounding the participation of judge Julieta Makintach in a documentary about the case provisionally titled “Divine Justice.” The magistrate was subsequently removed from the case by a Buenos Aires Legislature Prosecution Jury on November 18.
The entire medical team responsible for Maradona’s care before his death on November 25, 2020 will stand trial, charged with manslaughter with eventual intent — charges all deny. Those facing trial are neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, physician and Swiss Medical company coordinator Nancy Forlini, psychologist Carlos Díaz, general practitioner Pedro Di Spagna and nurse Ricardo Almirón.
A former forward at Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona and Napoli, among other clubs, Diego Armando Maradona died aged 60 from a cardiorespiratory crisis in a medical bed at a private residence in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires, where the 1986 World Cup winner with Argentina was recovering from neurosurgery to treat a haematoma on his head.
