A new trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona against seven health workers will begin this Tuesday in Buenos Aires, following the annulment in May 2025 of the first one due to the dismissal of one of the judges for her participation in the clandestine recording of a documentary inside the court.
The first trial began on March 11, 2025, and held 21 hearings in which 44 witnesses testified, including the star's daughters, Dalma, Gianinna, and Jana Maradona; however, it was annulled on May 29 after the participation of Judge Julieta Makintach in an audiovisual titled 'Divine Justice' was discovered.
Jana Maradona said in an interview with EFE last December that the annulment of the trial was for her as if her father «had died again» and that the process, although failed, allowed her «to put each person in their place».
«I want the trial to be completed and for the truth to be known, no more, no less,» Jana expressed.
Maradona died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, from cardiorespiratory arrest while receiving home care in a house in an exclusive neighborhood of the province of Buenos Aires, on the outskirts of the Argentine capital.
The decision to carry out his care outside a medical center, as well as the quality of it, were central issues in the first trial, so it is expected to be discussed again, as they allow us to understand if the star's death was preventable and what criminal responsibilities the health professionals who treated him would have.
This Tuesday, the neurosurgeon and Maradona's personal physician, Leopoldo Luque; the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov; the psychologist Carlos Díaz; the doctor and coordinator of the private medicine company Swiss Medical, Nancy Forlini; the doctor Pedro Di Spagna; the nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni and the nurse Ricardo Almirón will return to the dock.
Luque's lawyer is now Francisco Oneto, the same one who defends President Javier Milei in cases of defamation and insults and who was not part of the first trial.
When consulted by EFE about the preparations, he assured that he was «watching (American crime trials), like the OJ Simpson one, to get inspiration».
His client, according to Maradona's daughters, was the one who insisted that the home modality was the best for the footballer's recovery.
According to the accusation, the star was not given due attention and his symptoms of heart failure were «ignored and underestimated».
Cosachov was also at the head of the medical team, who, according to the prosecutors, did not properly administer the medication and disregarded the adverse effects, although during the interrupted trial, no relevant testimonies or evidence were presented regarding that accusation.
Cosachov, in turn, is accused of not taking charge of the patient's resuscitation, as good medical practices required, considering she was the only doctor present when Maradona died.
No conclusive evidence against the addiction specialist psychologist Díaz was presented in the failed trial, and the fact that 'El Diez' died without alcohol or other drugs in his blood is one of the strongest arguments of his defense.
In fact, according to the accusation and witness statements, the medical team focused exclusively on the star's addictions, neglecting pathologies that presented observable symptoms and led to his death.
Di Spagna, a clinical doctor who visited the house twice and never charged his fees, is accused of not regularly monitoring the patient's health condition, while Forlini is accused of not having provided, from the private medicine company, proper home care.
The nurse and his coordinator are accused of inconsistencies between the care actually provided to the patient and what was reported in the forms.
The new trial will be in charge of judges Alberto Gaig, Alejandro Horacio Lago, and Alberto Ortolani, and will hold its hearings on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.
