Brain surgery: concern for Diego Maradona

Maradona's doctor Leopoldo Luque confirmed media reports on Tuesday. “I'm going to operate on him. It's a routine procedure," the doctor said at a press conference in front of the clinic in the north of Buenos Aires to which the 1986 world champion was transferred during the day. Blood clots in the head Maradona was initially admitted to a clinic in La Plata, 60 km south of the capital, for tests on Monday. According to his family doctor Luque, he suffered from iron deficiency, was “dehydrated,” “very weak and very tired.” However, according to the Argentine press, a CT scan revealed a blood clot in his head. Last Friday, on his 60th birthday, Maradona appeared visibly weakened in public and had difficulty walking and speaking. “He is feeling bad psychologically and that is affecting his body,” Luque said in an initial statement. Problems for many years The once brilliant playmaker Maradona has been battling his cocaine addiction for many years and, according to Luque, recently often turned to alcohol to escape depression, which is why he also takes antidepressants and suffers from sleep disorders. To cope with the situation, he had recently started a fitness program and had already lost a significant amount of weight. Maradona has been a coach at the local first division club Gimnasia y Esgrima since September last year, but had to keep his distance from the team during the league's seven and a half month long Corona break because he belongs to the risk group. On Friday he was in the stadium for the season opener, briefly accepted the honors, but then watched his team's game at home on television.

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Brain surgery: concern for Diego Maradona

Argentina's football idol Diego Maradona has to undergo brain surgery.

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