The trial over the death of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona, who perished from an acute pulmonary edema in 2020, is set to start once again on Tuesday. This will be the second time the proceeding goes ahead, after the first court case was declared a mistrial in May 2025.

The trial centers around the circumstances of his death and the attention he received from his doctors and nurses, following the findings of a medical board that determined they had failed to administer proper medical care to their patient.

Hearings will be conducted by judges Alberto Ortolani, Alberto Gaig and Pablo Rolón, who will receive testimonies from a reduced number of witnesses, dropping from the over 200 listed for the original trial to around 100. Those who gave their testimonies in the first trial will have to do so again.

“At the Public Prosecutor’s Office, we are working to ensure a prompt, fair, and effective trial,” said Patricio Ferrari, one of the three prosecutors in charge of the case, to the Herald.

“We want a trial characterized by the consistent presentation of high-quality evidence based on nearly a hundred testimonies and substantial evidence of various kinds, obtained by this very prosecution team through a range of investigative techniques. Within this framework, our goal is to prevent impunity for those responsible for the death of Diego........

© Buenos Aires Herald