The case over the death of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona suffered a new delay as one of the judges tasked with trying the legal proceedings asked to step down. A replacement is now set to be appointed via random draw on July 15 at the San Isidro Courts. 

Judge Alejandro Lago filed his request to step down on July 4, arguing medical reasons. He presented medical files justifying a six-month leave and his dropping out of the case. The file alleges he suffers from a series of conditions that render him unable to face the “intensity and emotional burden of the trial.”

Lago had been assigned to the case alongside Roberto Gaig and Alberto Ortolani at the San Isidro 7th Criminal Court.

This wasn’t the only setback in the investigation into Maradona’s death. Also on Thursday, Judge María Coelho determined to temporarily suspend a separate trial against one of the........

© Buenos Aires Herald