Tue 03 November 2020:
Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in his native Argentina, according to local media reports.
The legendary former Argentina international, who turned 60 last month, has reportedly been taken to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata, about an hour from Buenos Aires.
Although there has been no official word, Ole are reporting that his condition is not serious and is not related to Covid-19 as he had tested negative in recent days.
Argentine football great Diego Maradona was admitted to a hospital on Monday for medical checks, his personal doctor announced.
“It’s not a serious situation and we didn’t come for an emergency,” Leopoldo Luque told reporters outside the clinic in La Plata, south of Buenos Aires.
“He’s an elderly patient with many pressures in his life. It’s a time when we must help him. It’s very difficult to be Maradona,” Luque said of the star, who celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday.
Maradona, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse and poor health, is considered at high risk of coronavirus complications should he be infected.
He has suffered two heart attacks in the past and contracted hepatitis.
“Diego is fine, but he can be much better. I didn’t find him the way I wanted to see him. I had a previous talk with him, I told him: ‘Let’s go to a clinic to improve a little,’ and he said: ‘Well, let’s go,'” said Luque.
The former Argentina captain, who led his team to triumph in the 1986 World Cup, is currently the coach of Argentine SuperLiga club Gimnasia.
Along with Brazil’s Pele, Maradona is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.
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