World football legend Diego Maradona is recovering Tuesday night after undergoing successful surgery to remove a subdural hematoma from his brain, according to ESPN.
“I was able to remove the hematoma effectively and Diego tolerated the surgery very well,” Leopoldo Luque, his neurosurgeon and non-public physician, said Tuesday night. “. . . Diego’s under control. It has a small drain [to remove the liquid] that we plan to remove tomorrow. Your stay in the hospital will have its evolution. But the beginning of his recovery great. Reacted after surgery is promising. “
Maradona, 60, hospitalized Monday night for dehydration, depression and anemia, after an MRI was detected that the director of Gymnastics and Fencing of La Plata (Argentina’s first division) had a subdural hematoma, a buildup of blood on the surface of the brain.
The football legend led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, one of his two triumphs at the festival (1978). Only Gary Lineker of England scored more goals (six) in the tournament than Maradona’s five, two against England in the quarter-finals.
One of those the debatable “Hand of God”, when Maradona left with a transparent handball. Four minutes later he scored one of the greatest goals in the history of the competition, haggling in part of the pitch and through a handful of the English national team before. sneak into the net.
He also had a successful club career, winning two Serie A titles with Napoli. In his later years, Maradona made stops as a coach, adding a season in the rhythm of the Argentine national team.
He has also had physical fitness disorders in recent years, adding internal bleeding to the abdomen in 2019. According to ESPN, “In 2004, he was hospitalized for serious center and respiratory disorders similar to a long war with addiction. He underwent two gastric bypass operations to control his weight and also gained remedy for alcohol abuse. “
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