Diego Maradona has had successful surgery for possible bleeding on his brain but every week after his 60th birthday.
It was all successful and it happened needless to say, Maradona’s PR team said during a statement Tuesday night.
Maradona had a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain, his personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, said.
Luque, a neurologist, said the matter likely was caused by an accident, but Maradona said he doesn’t remember the event.
The Argentine soccer great will rest in his room during a private clinic outside Buenos Aires for a minimum of 48 hours.
Maradona was accompanied to the clinic by his daughters Dalma, Giannina and Jana and other relatives, consistent with local media.
The surgery closed a journey that the 1986 World Cup champion started in another clinic within the city of los angeles Plata, where he was admitted with anemia and dehydration.
Donato Villani, the top of Argentina national team’s medical staff, told channel TyC Sports that such a surgery normally goes well, “but it’s different with Diego,” citing Maradona’s past treatment for cardiac problems and his use of medicine and alcohol.
Maradona was admitted to the Ipensa Clinic with signs of depression on Monday.
Luque said Maradona, whose Hand of God goal within the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal against England is among the foremost controversial within the tournament’s history, had felt sad for a few week and refused to eat before arriving at the clinic.
Maradona has lived in Rio de la Plata since the top of 2019, when he became coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Maradona turned 60 last Friday and showed up that night for Gimnasia’s national championship match against Patronato, which his team won 3-0. He left before the top of the primary half, which raised questions on his health.
