Diego Maradona’s doctors missed renal red flag, Argentinian court told

Second trial claims Diego Maradona’s doctors missed crucial warning signs including kidney failure before Argentina football icon’s 2020 passing.Late Argentina football legend Diego Maradona’s failing kidneys should have been a red flag for his doctors, a specialist has told the trial over the player’s death.Maradona, who died aged 60 while convalescing after surgery for a brain clot, suffered from “chronic kidney disease,” nephrologist Hernan Trimarchi told a court near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday that is trying Maradona’s medical team for criminal negligence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Arsenal preview: Five key questions heading into new Premier League seasonlist 2 of 4La Liga: The key talking points for Real Madrid before the 2026-27 seasonlist 3 of 4Premier League is back: All to know as the 2026-27 season kicks offlist 4 of 4La Liga: Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 seasonend of listThe 1986 World Cup star died of heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema – a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs – at a rented home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre on November 25, 2020.Seven healthcare professionals, including Maradona’s personal physician, psychiatrist and nursing staff, are accused of providing woefully inadequate care.The trial is also examining whether their decision to allow him to convalesce in a private home instead of a medical facility endangered his life.He said the player’s kidneys were heavy and contained lesions linked to a history of obesity, cocaine use and hypertension.“At a minimum,” he said, the patient should have undergone “daily medical checkups, daily nursing care, blood tests and monitoring of his vital signs.”He added that there was no record of any blood test being performed during his two-week convalescence.He added that Maradona’s ballooning size and blood pressure should also have been cause for concern.In April, the court was shown images of the star on his deathbed, his stomach grotesquely distended by oedema.