Maradona’s doctor defends himself: “Why don’t they investigate who Diego was?”...

– We all got together to see what was best for Maradona. What we need is your will, because without Diego nothing could be done. Why don’t they investigate who Diego was? There are no criteria that we can follow without your consent – he said in an interview with the Argentine media.

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Leopoldo Luque, neurosurgeon from Maradona, gives an interview about the death of the idol – Photo: Reproduction

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The doctor reinforced what he thinks was a fatality: the heart attack that killed Maradona.

– There is no medical error, nor is there a trial. Maradona had a heart attack. It is the most common thing in the world to die like this. It is a fact that can happen. Everything possible has been done to reduce this risk, but it is not possible to block it.

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Luque and Maradona still at the Clínica de Olivos before the player’s discharge – Photo: Reproduction / Instagram

Leopoldo Luque revealed that he was even sent away by the patient himself a few times.

Diego was very difficult. He often threw me out of the house, but then he called me. He made suggestions that he accepted or not

– Leopoldo Luque, neurosurgeon from Maradona

– I was with him, that’s how it worked. The rest of the things they talk about are stupidity that tarnishes Maradona’s memory – he said, explaining episodes reported about fights between the two. – Diego knew who I was. That disagreement they say was a common thing like the ones we’ve always had. He would send me away, and then I would come back. Everything I did was too much, not less.

This behavior, according to the doctor, was common to the idol.

– They’re calling me a family doctor, but I’m a neurosurgeon. Diego hated doctors, hated psychologists, hated everyone … In terms of health, I mean. It was different with me, because I was genuine, I wasn’t looking for a photo.

I feel responsible for loving him, caring for him, extending his life and improving it to the end. When they said he was doped, Diego said to me: ‘And do you mind him? The idiots are the ones left ‘

The doctor stated that the drugs administered were all psychiatric authorized.

– I wanted Diego to get out of bed. But he didn’t even want to receive his daughters. The neurological part was fine, the control was perfect. He was also not drinking alcohol, and the drugs were authorized by the psychiatric team.

Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s doctor, gives an interview – Photo: Twitter reproduction

Leopoldo Luque was also satisfied with the death investigation. He said that when he was called for cardiac arrest, he was operating on a patient in Berazategui and immediately called an ambulance.

– When Diego died, I arrived at the scene, and the Public Ministry was working. These are legal procedures that I do not know and I will not criticize. I know how I worked and what I did. What I did for Diego until the last legal phase, I can show you. I am not yet informed about the charges. They came in a way that no one expected. This after working as I did for Diego. We opened the doors and gave them all the information they needed.

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The doctor didn’t just give explanations. He was also moved and declared love for the ex-patient and idol.

– He was a Diego fanatic. I loved him. I did what I had to do, and more, too. All that they say is nonsense. There is a legal process. I make myself available. It’s Maradona. There is nothing to hide. I am proud of how I treated him. It took doctors, there were coordination of all kinds. More than pride, I feel nothing else.

In 86, Maradona won the Cup “alone” and went down in history