BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Diego Maradona was hospitalized Monday with symptoms of depression, 3 days after his 60th birthday.
A staff member of Maradona told The Associated Press that the former footballer’s condition “is not serious. “He asked to remain anonymous because it is not legal to talk about it.
“He was very unhappy for a week, he didn’t need to eat,” the staff member said, adding that Maradona’s non-public doctor, Leopoldo Luque, had taken the former footballer to the hospital so he could go through fitness checks.
The captain of argentina’s 1986 World Cup winning team entered a personal clinic in La Plata, about 40 kilometres south of Buenos Aires, where Maradona has lived since the end of last year, when he took over as coach of the department’s first gymnastics and fencing team.
Maradona turned 60 on Friday and ran that night for the national fitness championship in front of the Board of Trustees, which his team won 3-0, and left before the end of the first half, which raised doubts about his health.
Luque denied Maradona had COVID-19. Maradona had been remote at home for days after a user she works with showed symptoms of the disease.
“I had no energy. Birthday is a thing that complicates things somehow,” the doctor said. “My concept is to have you hydrated for 3 days, see the evolution and adjust the medication. There is no urgency. “
Former Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli are in a normal room at the clinic, Luque said Maradona can move from home whenever he wants.
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